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surprise
English
Alternative forms
- surprize (US, rare)
Etymology
From Middle English surprise, borrowed from Middle French surprise (“an overtake”), nominal use of the past participle of Old French sorprendre (“to overtake”), from sor- (“over”) + prendre (“to take”), from Latin super- + Latin prendere, contracted from prehendere (“to grasp, seize”). Doublet of suppli.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /s??p?a?z/
- (General American) enPR: s?rpr?z?, IPA(key): /s??p?a?z/
- (General American, r-dissimilation) enPR: s?pr?z?, IPA(key): /s??p?a?z/
- Hyphenation: sur?prise
- Rhymes: -a?z
Noun
surprise (countable and uncountable, plural surprises)
- Something unexpected.
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert’s debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[1]
- They had begun brightly but the opening goal was such a blow to their confidence it almost came as a surprise when Walcott, running through the inside-right channel, beat the offside trap and, checking back on to his left foot, turned a low shot beyond Allan McGregor in the Scotland goal.
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- Surprise! - A party! Awesome!
- Surprise! - A party! Awesome!
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert’s debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[1]
- The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
- (obsolete) A dish covered with a crust of raised pastry, but with no other contents.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of King to this entry?)
Synonyms
- (something unexpected): more than one bargained for
- (attributively: unexpected): unexpected
- (feeling): astonishment
Derived terms
- take by surprise
- surpriseful
- surpriseless
Translations
Verb
surprise (third-person singular simple present surprises, present participle surprising, simple past and past participle surprised)
- (transitive) To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.
- (transitive) To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.
- (intransitive) To undergo or witness something unexpected.
- (intransitive) To cause surprise.
- (transitive) To attack unexpectedly.
- (transitive) To take unawares.
Synonyms
- (to come upon unexpectedly): overtake
Translations
Anagrams
- spurries, uprisers
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French surprise.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?r?pri?z?/
- Hyphenation: sur?pri?se
- Rhymes: -i?z?
Noun
surprise f (plural surprises, diminutive surprisetje n)
- (Netherlands) a gift wrapped in an ingenious or creative manner; often given anonymously during Sinterklaas celebrations in a similar way to secret Santa
- a surprise gift
- (obsolete) a surprise
- Synonym: verrassing
Derived terms
- sinterklaassurprise
French
Etymology
From the feminine of surpris, past participle of the verb surprendre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sy?.p?iz/
Verb
surprise
- feminine singular of the past participle of surprendre
Adjective
surprise
- feminine singular of surpris
Noun
surprise f (plural surprises)
- surprise (something unexpected)
Derived terms
- quelle surprise
Further reading
- “surprise” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Noun
surprise f (plural surprises)
- Alternative form of surprinse
Adjective
surprise
- feminine singular of surpris
Verb
surprise
- feminine singular of the past participle of surprendre
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stupefy
English
Etymology
From Middle French stupéfier, from Latin stupefaci? (“strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy”), from stupe? (“I am stunned, speechless”) (English stupid, stupor) + faci? (“do, make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?st(j)up??fa?/, /?st?up??fa?/
Verb
stupefy (third-person singular simple present stupefies, present participle stupefying, simple past and past participle stupefied)
- (transitive) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to dazzle or stun.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
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