surprised
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
How often you will meet it
Rank 911 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 20,255 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.010% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment surprised by her student's ingenuitysurprised that he remembered my name
surprised in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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But I surprised people by speaking of him.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete · George Meredith · Chapter 1
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The king was surprised at this speech but not angry.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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He was evidently surprised and slightly aggrieved at his own ignorance.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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The other picture was that of a man nailed to a cross, which surprised Tom much.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1
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The knights were surprised at the proficiency the lad had already attained in the use of his weapons.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1