Sekirov Dictionary

surprise

/sə(ː)ˈpɹaɪ̯z/

verb 6
noun 3
exclamation 2
forms 4
phrases 2

verb6

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to make someone feel shocked or pleased by something they did not expect
- It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did.
•
To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.
- He doesn’t know that I’m in the country – I thought I’d turn up at his house and surprise him.
- My boss surprised me into admitting I left work early last week.
To cause surprise.
To attack unexpectedly.
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To take unawares.
- I surprised a raccoon scavenging through the garbage last night.
•
To undergo or witness something unexpected.
- He doesn’t surprise easily.

noun3

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Something unexpected.
- It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought.
- It came as a surprise when he succeed.
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(informal, euphemistic) A mess of feces, left by a pet or small child in an unexpected place or at an unexpected time.
- After the housecleaners drove off, the cat left a surprise for us on the carpet.
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The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
- Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did.

exclamation2

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Drawing attention to a surprising action by oneself.
- "Surprise!" we shouted as we jumped out from the cupboard. "Happy birthday!"
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Drawing attention to something that should have been obvious.
- When we add code modules, we will have an additional folder called (surprise!) Modules. — 2013

forms

surpris'd · surprised · surprising · surprises

Phrases with surprise

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