wondered
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
An inflected form of wonder · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,463 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,568 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- have a wish or desire to know something also: inquire, enquire He wondered who had built this beautiful church
- place in doubt or express doubtful speculation also: question I wonder whether this was the right thing to doshe wondered whether it would snow tonight
- be amazed at also: marvel We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities
wondered 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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She wondered how on earth Miss Oakley would manage them.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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I wondered what it was that had brought that singular expression to his face.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Very often have I wondered what thought it was that passed then through his brain.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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Lord Henry felt as if he could hear Basil Hallward’s heart beating, and wondered what was coming.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Johnny, hot and squirming under the merry presidential eye, wondered if they were going to cheer all night.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1