surprised

surprised
surprised;
un·surprised;

English syllables. 2014.

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  • surprised — index unaware Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • surprised — 1610s, attacked unexpectedly, pp. adj. from SURPRISE (Cf. surprise). Meaning excited by something unexpected is from 1882 …   Etymology dictionary

  • surprised — sur|prised W2S2 [səˈpraızd US sər ] adj having a feeling of surprise ▪ He looked surprised to see Cassie standing by the front door. surprised at/by ▪ We were greatly surprised at the news. surprised (that) ▪ She was surprised that no one was… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • surprised — adjective having a feeling of surprise: Mr Benson looked surprised when I told him I was leaving. (+ at/by): We were all surprised at Sue s outburst. | surprised (that): Harry was surprised that Carl didn t say anything to defend himself. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • surprised — adj. 1) surprisedat (surprised at the news) 2) surprised to + inf. (I was surprised to see her) 3) surprised that + clause (everyone was surprised that we attended the meeting) * * * surprised to + inf. (I was surprised to see her) surprised that …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Surprised — Surprise Sur*prise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surprised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surprising}.] [From {Surprise}, n.: cf. F. surprendre, p. p. surpris.] 1. To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • surprised */*/*/ — UK [sə(r)ˈpraɪzd] / US [sərˈpraɪzd] adjective a) having the feeling that you get when something unexpected happens I ll be surprised if he gets here on time. surprised at/by: Judith was genuinely surprised at Ben s reaction to the news. be… …   English dictionary

  • surprised — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very …   Collocations dictionary

  • surprised — sur|prised [ sər praızd ] adjective *** having the feeling you get when something unexpected happens: I ll be surprised if he gets here on time. I wasn t that surprised to hear that they were splitting up. surprised at/by: Judy was genuinely… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • surprised — [[t]sə(r)pra͟ɪzd[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ at/by n, ADJ to inf, ADJ that/how If you are surprised at something, you have a feeling of surprise, because it is unexpected or unusual. This lady was genuinely surprised at what… …   English dictionary

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