bewonder

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verb

To wonder about; wonder over; wonder at; regard wonderingly; admire.

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forwonder
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Meanings

verbbewonder (third-person singular simple present bewonders, present participle bewondering, simple past and past participle bewondered)

present singular third person bewonders · participle present bewondering · participle past bewondered · past bewondered

  1. archaictransitiveTo wonder about; wonder over; wonder at; regard wonderingly; admire.
  2. archaictransitiveTo fill with wonder or admiration; amaze.

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

    1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso, X, xvii

    Synonyms: forwonder

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo fill with wonder or admiration; amaze.

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forwonder

Origin

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

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APA

bewonder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bewonder

MLA

“bewonder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bewonder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bewonder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bewonder.

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