wonder

[US]/'wʌndə/
[UK]/'wʌndɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. å føle nysgjerrig på og vil vite mer om; å spørre seg selv
n. forundring, undring, ekstraordinær hendelse
Word Forms
Pluralwonders
Third Person Singularwonders
Past Participlewondered
Present Participlewondering
Past Tensewondered

Phrases & Collocations

I wonder

Jeg undrer meg

Wonder about

Undre deg om

Wonderful experience

En fantastisk opplevelse

Wonderful discovery

En fantastisk oppdagelse

Childlike wonder

Barnelik undring

Wonder aloud

Sjonglere høyt

wonder if

undre seg om

no wonder

ikke overraskende

wonder at

undre seg over

work wonders

gi underverker

in wonder

i undring

natural wonder

naturlig underverk

small wonder

liten underverk

wonder drug

underverksmiddel

do wonder

gi underverk

stevie wonder

Stevie Wonder

wonder woman

wonder woman

boy wonder

mirakelgutten

to a wonder

til en underverk

for a wonder

for en underverk

Example Sentences

the seven wonders of the world

de sju verdensunderverkene

It is not to be wondered at.

Det er ikke noe å være overrasket over.

wondering what would happen next.

Man lurte på hva som ville skje videre.

wondered if the marriage would last.

undret seg over om ekteskapet ville vare.

Athens was a place of wonder and beauty.

Athens var et sted av underverker og skjønnhet.

Oh, what a wonder!

Å, hva for et underverk!

I wonder whether it is true.

Jeg undrer meg om det er sant.

I wonder if this will meet your views.

Jeg undrer meg om dette vil stemme overens med dine synspunkter.

The Great Wall is one of the wonders of the world.

Den store veggen er ett av verdens underverker.

I wonder at your patience.

Jeg undrer meg over din tålmodighet.

saw the wonders of Paris;

så underverker i Paris;

I wonder at his rudeness.

Jeg undrer meg over hans grovhet.

wondering how to do it

undret seg over hvordan man skulle gjøre det

a delusive faith in a wonder drug.

en fordomsfull tro på et underverksmedisin.

I was wondering where to spend the weekend.

Jeg undret meg over hvor jeg skulle bruke helgen.

I wonder at her perennial youthfulness.

Jeg undrer meg over hennes gjentaksbare ungdom.

I wondered if I'd heard aright.

Jeg undret meg om jeg hadde hørt riktig.

the botanical gardens were a wonder to behold .

botaniske hager var en underholdning å se på.

Given the condition of the engine, it is a wonder that it even starts.

Gitt tilstanden til motoren, er det en underverk at den engang starter.

Real-world Examples

'I wonder, 'Toad said to himself, 'I wonder if this kind of car starts easily'?

'Jeg undrer meg, sa Toad til seg selv, 'Jeg undrer meg om denne typen bil starter lett.'

Source: The Wind in the Willows

Well, I actually was wondering about flights.

Vel, jeg tenkte egentlig på flyreiser.

Source: American English dialogue

Many call the skywalk an engineering wonder.

Mange kaller skywalket for en ingeniørvunder.

Source: National Parks of the United States

People might be wondering what AI means.

Mennesker kan være i tvil om hva AI betyr.

Source: Connection Magazine

They named this wonder food Pringles, new-fangled potato chips.

De kalte dette underverdien Pringles, nye og moderne potetipper.

Source: Popular Science Essays

But everyone is wondering did he get out.

Men alle undrer seg om han kom ut.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

I know. You know what I was wondering?

Jeg vet. Vet du hva jeg tenkte på?

Source: Wedding Battle Selection

Oh, no, said Gillian. I was just wondering.

Å, nei, sa Gillian. Jeg bare tenkte på det.

Source: VOA Special May 2018 Collection

It's no wonder they created so many memorable moments.

Det er ingen overraskelse at de skapte så mange minneverdige øyeblikk.

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

That is the enduring wonder of the story.

Det er den vedvarende underverdien av historien.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 2

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