wondered

/ˈwʌn.dɚd/

verbwon · dered

Think: "I WON, then I DERED to ask" → WON + DER + ED = wondered.

Yes, it's wondered. Don’t drop the second syllable: it’s WON-dered (not *wondred*). Add -ed to wonder.

Definitions

  1. verbpast tense of wonder; to have felt curiosity or asked yourself a question.
  2. verbto have felt surprise or admiration about something.

Examples

  • I wondered why the sky turns orange at sunset.
  • She wondered if her friend would come to the party.
  • We wondered at how quickly the tiny seed grew into a tall plant.

Synonyms

questionedponderedthoughtconsideredmarveled

Antonyms

knew

Translations

ES se preguntóPT perguntou-seFR s’est demandé

Common misspellings

wondredwonderdwunderdwondoredwondaredwonderredwondered wōndered

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