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Collocations for wonder - noun

1. feeling of surprise/admiration

ADJECTIVE

great
childlike, wide-eyed

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VERB + wonder

feel
express
There aren't any words to express properly all the wonder that I feel.
be filled with, be full of
The children's faces were full of wonder as they gazed up at the Christmas tree.

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wonder + NOUN

drug

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PREPOSITION

in wonder
Neville shook his head in wonder at it all
She gazed down in wonder at the city spread below her.
with wonder
She held her breath with wonder and delight.
wonder at

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PHRASES

a feeling of wonder, a sense of wonder

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2. amazing thing/person

ADJECTIVE

natural
Iceland is full hot springs and other natural wonders.
architectural, technological, etc.
constant
It was a constant wonder to me that my father didn't die of exhaustion.
nine days' (esp. BrE), seven-day
She was determined to prove she was no seven-day wonder whose promise would remain unfulfilled.
boy (humorous)
the new boy wonder of French football
one-hit (humorous)
The band was a one-hit wonder in the '80s—no one has heard of them since.
chinless (esp. BrE), gutless (esp. AmE)
The public thinks we're a bunch of gutless wonders.

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VERB + wonder

discover, experience, explore
Now it is your turn to discover the wonder of Bermuda.
appreciate

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PHRASES

do wonders (for sb/sth), work wonders (for sb/sth)
The change of diet has done wonders for my skin.
A good night's sleep and a hearty breakfast worked wonders.
is it any wonder (that) … ?
(it's) little wonder, (it's) no wonder, (it's) small wonder
No wonder you're still single—you never go out!
a wonder to behold
The restored painting is a wonder to behold.
the wonders of nature, the wonders of science, the wonders of technology
Thanks to the wonders of modern science, many common diseases will soon be things of the past.
the wonders of the world
The palace has been described as the eighth wonder of the world.

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Collocations for wonder - verb

ADVERB

idly, vaguely
I wondered vaguely whether Robert could be the murderer.
briefly, fleetingly
uneasily
I wondered uneasily if anything had happened to the children.
irritably
aloud
‘Where's Natasha?’ she wondered aloud.
just
‘Why do you ask?’ ‘I just wondered.’
always
I always wondered why you never got married.
often, sometimes
I sometimes wonder who's crazier, him or me.
probably
You're probably wondering what all the fuss is about.

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VERB + wonder

begin to, start to
I was just beginning to wonder where you were.
cannot help but, can only, have to
I couldn't help but wonder what he was thinking.
You have to wonder just what he sees in her.
make sb
He's behaving so strangely. It makes you wonder whether he's in trouble somehow.

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PREPOSITION

about
We'd wondered about you as a possible team member.

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PHRASES

can't help wondering
I can't help wondering if he lost on purpose.
keep wondering

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Wonder is used with these nouns as the subject:
sceptic

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