Translation
to wonder, to be amazed, to marvel
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Examples
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I am amazed at your decision.
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Everyone was astonished when he suddenly appeared.
mire .
The child looked at the sea in wonder.
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Do not be surprised if she does not answer.
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I am amazed that you still remember me.
is intransitive and takes for the thing that amazes you, or a clause. It is not , which is about approval rather than surprise, and it is not English wonder in the sense of idly asking yourself something - for that you want , . The causative gives , to astonish somebody, and -- gives , worth marvelling at. and mire both work adverbially but mean different things: wonderfully versus in astonishment.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 1: miri, kapabla, morgaĆ and 7 more words.