Kilo Lingo

wonder

/ˈwʌndə/

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Translation

To think about something because you want to know more about it.

Word origin

From Old English wundor, meaning a marvel or amazing thing, shared across the old Germanic languages.

Origin
Old English
Root
wundor

Grammar

Verb typeregular (wonder, wonders, wondered)

Examples

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"Wonder" means to think and want to know something.

today.

"Wonders" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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"Wondered" is the past form of "wonder".

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This word is part of lesson 9.