wonder
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(verb) have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" |
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Synonyms: inquire |
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Related Words: query, question, request |
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(verb) place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight" |
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Synonyms: question |
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Related Words: chew over, contemplate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, scruple, speculate, think over |
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(verb) be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities" |
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Synonyms: marvel |
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Related Words: react, respond |
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(noun) something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science" |
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Synonyms: marvel |
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Related Words: happening, natural event, occurrence |
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(noun) the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising |
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Synonyms: admiration, wonderment |
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Related Words: amazement, astonishment, awe |
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(noun) a state in which you want to learn more about something |
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Synonyms: curiosity |
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Related Words: cognitive state, curiousness, desire to know, inquisitiveness, interest, involvement, lust for learning, state of mind, thirst for knowledge |
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