surprised
- 1Feeling or showing surprise, amazement, or wonder as a reaction to something unexpected.
He raised his eyebrows, surprised by how quickly the meeting ended.
The investors were genuinely surprised by the company's sudden announcement.
UsageSurprised at or by something, surprised to see or hear it, surprised (that) it happened; pleasantly surprised is a common pair.
Similarastonished, amazed, startled, shocked, stunned
Oppositeunsurprised
- 2Simple past and past participle of surprise.
The sudden storm surprised the hikers near the ridge.
She had surprised her parents with the news of her promotion.
UsageOften surprised someone with something: surprised her parents with the news.
Note
Not every use of this form is about feelings. The verb keeps its older senses of attacking unexpectedly and taking someone unawares, so the garrison was surprised at dawn means caught off guard, not astonished. When the form can be graded, as in more surprised, it has become the adjective of feeling.
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surprised is a form of surprise
surprise, verb: To cause someone to feel surprise because something is unexpected; also (intransitive or passive) to feel this, as in 'doesn't surprise easily' or 'was surprised'. Full entry
- Forms
- surprisesurprises he/she/itsurprising -ing formsurprised past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- surprise → surprised: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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