surprise

surprise
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noun
1 feeling of surprise
ADJECTIVE
great, total, utter
mild, slight, some
initial

After the initial surprise I got to like the place.

mock

His eyebrows rose in mock surprise.

genuine, real
VERB + SURPRISE
express, register, show
feign

He feigned surprise when I went up and said hello.

hide

She was quick to hide her surprise.

cause

The president's remarks caused surprise and embarrassment.

PREPOSITION
in surprise

‘Walk twenty miles!’ repeated the old man in surprise.

to sb's surprise

Much to her surprise, she enjoyed the party.

with surprise, without surprise

It was with some surprise that I read of his resignation.

surprise at

She showed no surprise at the news.

PHRASES
an expression of surprise, a look of surprise

I could not believe the look of surprise on his face.

a gasp of surprise, a scream of surprise, a shriek of surprise
the element of surprise

The Egyptian team relied on the element of surprise to defeat their stronger opponents.

catch sb by surprise, take sb by surprise

The storm took us completely by surprise.

imagine my surprise when … 

Imagine my surprise when I found out he wasn't really a doctor.

surprisesurprise (humorous)

Bob turned up half an hour late, surprise surprise.

2 sth that you did not expect
ADJECTIVE
big, complete, genuine, great, huge, major, real, total
unexpected
lovely (esp. BrE), nice, pleasant, wonderful
nasty, unpleasant, unwelcome
little

I have a little surprise for you!

VERB + SURPRISE
be, come as
get, have

I had a wonderful surprise when I saw Mark there.

give sb, spring

Johnson sprung a surprise by winning the first round.

be in for

Your mother's in for a bit of a surprise when she gets home.

ruin, spoil
SURPRISE + NOUN
announcement, appearance, party, visit
hit, victory, win
defeat
attack

They launched a surprise attack on the Russian fleet.

winner

Roach was the surprise winner of the £10 000 first prize.

guest
PREPOSITION
surprise for

It was a complete surprise for me.

surprise to

His refusal came as no surprise to his boss.

PHRASES
a bit of a surprise, quite a surprise
hold few, many, no, etc. surprises

She feels that the future holds few surprises.

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verb
ADVERB
greatly, really
not at all

The outcome did not surprise me at all.

hardly
a little, slightly
VERB + SURPRISE
wouldn't

It wouldn't surprise me if they got married.

seem to
want to

They wanted to surprise their mother and get the breakfast ready.

Surprise is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑move
Surprise is used with these nouns as the object: ↑observer

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