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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
surprise
/səˈpɹaɪz/
verb1 of 2
to do something that another person didn't expect
- “I was surprised no one had added that sentence before.”Tatoeba
- “I imagine this will be a surprise to some people.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
noun2 of 2
Something unexpected.
Synonyms
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)