to be surprised at something

  • 1surprised — [[t]sə(r)pra͟ɪzd[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ at/by n, ADJ to inf, ADJ that/how If you are surprised at something, you have a feeling of surprise, because it is unexpected or unusual. This lady was genuinely surprised at what… …

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  • 2something never ceases to amaze someone — phrase used for emphasizing that you are always impressed or surprised by a particular person or thing, even though you know them well It never ceases to amaze me how quick email is. He never ceased to be amazed by her physical strength.… …

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  • 3surprised — 1610s, attacked unexpectedly, pp. adj. from SURPRISE (Cf. surprise). Meaning excited by something unexpected is from 1882 …

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  • 4Something Strange About Marci (short story) — Something Strange About Marci is a short story written by R.L. Stine and published in More More Tales to Give You Goosebumps .Plot Summary Something Strange About Marci is about a strange girl named Marci who has been observing a group of people …

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  • 5surprised — adjective having a feeling of surprise: Mr Benson looked surprised when I told him I was leaving. (+ at/by): We were all surprised at Sue s outburst. | surprised (that): Harry was surprised that Carl didn t say anything to defend himself. |… …

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  • 6Surprised by Joy — Infobox Book name = Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life title orig = translator = image caption = author = C. S. Lewis illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = subject = genre = Autobiography… …

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  • 7surprised */*/*/ — UK [sə(r)ˈpraɪzd] / US [sərˈpraɪzd] adjective a) having the feeling that you get when something unexpected happens I ll be surprised if he gets here on time. surprised at/by: Judith was genuinely surprised at Ben s reaction to the news. be… …

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  • 8Surprised — Surprise Sur*prise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surprised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surprising}.] [From {Surprise}, n.: cf. F. surprendre, p. p. surpris.] 1. To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack …

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  • 9surprised — sur|prised [ sər praızd ] adjective *** having the feeling you get when something unexpected happens: I ll be surprised if he gets here on time. I wasn t that surprised to hear that they were splitting up. surprised at/by: Judy was genuinely… …

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  • 10surprised*/*/ — [səˈpraɪzd] adj 1) feeling surprise because something unexpected has happened We were surprised by Ben s reaction to the news.[/ex] I wouldn t be surprised if he got married again soon.[/ex] I wasn t surprised to hear that their marriage had… …

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