noun🔗ShareSomething unexpected."It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did."eventsituationactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe feeling that something unexpected has happened."Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did."sensationemotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA dish covered with a crust of raised pastry, but with no other contents."The bake sale advertised "apple pies" but many were just flaky pastry crusts – empty surprises that disappointed the customers. "foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected."It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did."emotionsensationmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise."He doesn’t know that I’m in the country – I thought I’d turn up at his house and surprise him."actionevententertainmenthumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo undergo or witness something unexpected."He doesn’t surprise easily."sensationemotioneventactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause surprise."The loud party surprises me, because I thought everyone forgot my birthday. "sensationmindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo attack unexpectedly."The cat surprises the mouse when it hides behind the sofa and pounces. "militarywaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take unawares."The sudden loud noise surprises the cat. "actioneventemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
