surprise

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/sə(ː)ˈpɹaɪ̯z/]

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Definition: Something unexpected.

Example: It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought.

Definition: Something unexpected.: A mess of feces, left by a pet or small child in an unexpected place or at an unexpected time.

Example: After the housecleaners drove off, the cat left a surprise for us on the carpet.

Definition: The feeling that something unexpected has happened.

Example: Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did.

Definition: To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.

Example: It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did.

Definition: To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.

Example: He doesn’t know that I’m in the country – I thought I’d turn up at his house and surprise him.

Definition: To undergo or witness something unexpected.

Example: He doesn’t surprise easily.

Definition: Drawing attention to a surprising action by oneself.

Example: "Surprise!" we shouted as we jumped out from the cupboard. "Happy birthday!"

Definition: Drawing attention to something that should have been obvious.

Example: When we add code modules, we will have an additional folder called (surprise!) Modules.

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