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UK
/səpɹˈaɪzd/
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[ US /səˈpɹaɪzd, sɝˈpɹaɪzd/ ]
[ US /səˈpɹaɪzd, sɝˈpɹaɪzd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
a surprised expression
surprised that he remembered my name
surprised by her student's ingenuity
How To Use surprised In A Sentence
- Second, at the same time, I'm somewhat surprised and mildly appalled that this story hasn't generated a lot of buzz in the blogosphere.
- You will be surprised at the power of muscle memory. Times, Sunday Times
- You could be surprised by which one you prefer. Times, Sunday Times
- I doubt that Michelle Obama was surprised or dismayed by the boos at the Nascar rally: it's not surprising that the national doubtfulness about first ladies and the strong, accomplished women who are coming to hold the role would emerge in boos from some of the Obama administration's fiercest opponents. Michelle Obama's Nascar boos | Kay Dilday
- When Carol Thatcher returns to these shores from the jungle she may well be rather surprised to find her ‘good friend’ Linda McDougall quoted in most of the papers. Carol & Linda to Heal the Rift?
- It surprised me that she was helloing at me when I passed her on the way to my office.
- He said what had surprised him was that many of those arrested had no previous convictions.
- You will be surprised to see how fast your system boots this time.
- But it did it and I'm quite surprised that the celebration, the bicentenary of this amazing event was not more widely publicised - it did appear in one of the English newspapers.
- As to the pay of the Mercenaries it nearly filled two esparto-grass baskets; there were even visible in one of them some of the leathern discs which the Republic used to economise its specie; and as the Barbarians appeared greatly surprised, Hanno told them that, their accounts being very difficult, the Ancients had not had leisure to examine them. Salammbo