# surprises

Pronunciation: US say "sur-PRYZ-iz" /sɚˈpɹaɪzɪz/; UK say "suh-PRYZ-iz" /səˈpɹaɪzɪz/

## Noun

1. Plural of surprise. — plural of surprise
   - Simple: Plural of surprise. Use this form for more than one surprise.
   - _Life threw several unexpected surprises at them that year._
   - _The new manager had a couple of unpleasant surprises waiting in the budget._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of surprise. — third-person singular simple present indicative of surprise
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of surprise. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _The ending surprises most viewers who expect a tidy resolution._
   - _He surprises his colleagues with how calmly he handles a crisis._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/surprises (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).