Meaning
Something you did not expect, and the feeling that it gives you.
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Word origin
From Old French surprendre, meaning to take someone suddenly.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- surprendre
Grammar
Examples
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"Surprise" is something you did not expect.
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Here "surprise" is the feeling, not the thing.
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"Surprises" is the plural form.
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(3)Grammar articles
(6)Adverb position in English: before or after the verb?
Discourse Markers in English: well, anyway, actually
For, since, already, yet and still in English, with examples
Linking Words in English: although, despite, however
Nominalisation in English: turning verbs into nouns
Question tags in English: rules, examples and aren't I
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 1: surprise, clean, ahead and 7 more words.