verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To wonder about; wonder over; wonder at; regard wonderingly; admire. archaic, transitive
2. 2
   To fill with wonder or admiration; amaze. archaic, transitive

   "The other seeing his astonishment, / How he bewonder'd was, and how he far'd […]"

Synonyms

All synonyms

forwonder

Example

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"The other seeing his astonishment, / How he bewonder'd was, and how he far'd […]"

Etymology

From be- + wonder. Compare Dutch bewonderen (“to admire”), German bewundern (“to admire”), Swedish beundra (“to admire”).

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