surprise

surprise is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

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Verb

Plain form surprise

Third-person singular surprises

Past tense surprised

Past participle surprised

Present participle surprising

1. To do something that another person didn't think you were going to do.

   You surprised me by coming here. I thought you were going to Jimmy's house.

Noun

Singular surprise

Plural surprises

1. A thing that surprises someone, mostly something good.

   The number of apples on the tree this year is a surprise.

Emotions or feelings (edit)

anger - confusion - embarrassment - envy - fear - happiness - hate - love - regret - sadness - shame - surprise - worry