Definition of surprised in English:
surprised
adjective səˈprʌɪzdsərˈpraɪzd
Feeling or showing surprise.
there was a surprised silence
Example sentencesExamples
- Both Georgiana and Charles looked surprised at these words, but Darcy continued even before they had a chance to form a question.
- "Who are you?" she asked, genuinely surprised that anyone would be bothering her.
- Surprised laughter had met moments of his choreography on more than one occasion.
- Happy and surprised passers-by streamed off of the street to nibble at the samples and admire the displays.
- She looked surprised, but answered encouragingly, "Oh, Mrs. H., we have plenty of sugar in the house."
- The remark drew a surprised response from some of the judges.
- Another surprised spectator acknowledges that Westerners actually do have a sense of humour.
- But when the inquisitor asks for the names of backing musicians, the response ranges from total bewilderment to pleasantly surprised acknowledgement of utter ignorance.
- Surprised authorities then sent reinforcements consisting of 200 martial police to quell further unrest in the city.
- However, the folks behind a recent study sound surprised that a whopping 56 % of resumes are now sent by email.
Derivatives
adverbsəˈprʌɪzɪdli
They all shook their heads and she looked at them surprisedly.
Example sentencesExamples
- Amy looked at him surprisedly, and a little frightened.
- Everyone looked at him surprisedly, because he didn't use that tone of voice very much.
Definition of surprised in US English:
surprised
adjectivesərˈpraɪzdsərˈprīzd
Feeling or showing surprise.
there was a surprised silence
Example sentencesExamples
- "Who are you?" she asked, genuinely surprised that anyone would be bothering her.
- Surprised laughter had met moments of his choreography on more than one occasion.
- The remark drew a surprised response from some of the judges.
- Another surprised spectator acknowledges that Westerners actually do have a sense of humour.
- Both Georgiana and Charles looked surprised at these words, but Darcy continued even before they had a chance to form a question.
- Surprised authorities then sent reinforcements consisting of 200 martial police to quell further unrest in the city.
- She looked surprised, but answered encouragingly, "Oh, Mrs. H., we have plenty of sugar in the house."
- Happy and surprised passers-by streamed off of the street to nibble at the samples and admire the displays.
- But when the inquisitor asks for the names of backing musicians, the response ranges from total bewilderment to pleasantly surprised acknowledgement of utter ignorance.
- However, the folks behind a recent study sound surprised that a whopping 56 % of resumes are now sent by email.