- wonder, wonderment, admiration - the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
--1 is a kind of astonishment, amazement
--1 has particulars: aweDerived form: verb wonder3 - wonder, marvel - something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science"
--2 is a kind of happening, occurrence, natural event
Derived form: verb wonder3 - curiosity, wonder - a state in which you want to learn more about something
--3 is a kind of cognitive state, state of mind
--3 has particulars:desire to know, lust for learning, thirst for knowledge; interest, involvement; curiousness, inquisitiveness Derived form: verb wonder1
- wonder, inquire, enquire - have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
--1 is one way to question, query
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun wonder3, noun wonderer1
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
- wonder, question - place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"
--2 is one way to chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
Sample sentence:
They wonder whether there was a traffic accident
- wonder, marvel - be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"
--3 is one way to react, respond
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun wonderment1, noun wonder1, noun wonder2, noun wonderer2
Sam and Sue wonder over the results of the experiment