wonder

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UK /ˈwʌndə(r)/US /ˈwʌndər/

Meaning

noun

a feeling of surprise and pleasure that you have when you see or experience something beautiful, unusual or unexpected

“He retained a childlike sense of wonder.”

verb

to think about something and try to decide what is true, what will happen, what you should do, etc.

“‘Why do you want to know?’ ‘No particular reason. I was just wondering.’”

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“enough about the state of our industry you may be wondering how does Nintendo plan to respond let me answer a couple of things in a straightforward way first has Nintendo turned”

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“So I started to wonder, you know, okay, so you have these people coming in like this, and they're participating.”

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“who struggle for it, and folks who are always wondering if they're good enough.”

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Appears in 6 lessons:Satoru Iwata - Heart of a Gamer Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are The Power of Vulnerability J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement Speech

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