surprise

A1
Pronunciation
/səˈpɹaɪz/
/səˈpɹaɪz/
Noun
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

Something unexpected.

Example Sentences
  • It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did.
2 Definition

The feeling that something unexpected has happened.

Example Sentences
  • Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did.
3 Definition

A dish covered with a crust of raised pastry, but with no other contents.

Verb
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.

Example Sentences
  • It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did.
2 Definition

To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.

Example Sentences
  • He doesn’t know that I’m in the country – I thought I’d turn up at his house and surprise him.
3 Definition

To undergo or witness something unexpected.

Example Sentences
  • He doesn’t surprise easily.
4 Definition

To cause surprise.

5 Definition

To attack unexpectedly.

6 Definition

To take unawares.