New Surprises Emerge From Wilmington’s Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony - Away State Journal
surprise (third-person singular simple present surprises, present participle surprising, simple past and past participle surprised) (transitive) To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.
something that surprises someone; a completely unexpected occurrence, appearance, or statement: His announcement was a surprise to all. an assault, as on an army or a fort, made without warning. a coming upon unexpectedly; detecting in the act; taking unawares. take by surprise: to come upon unawares. to astonish;
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full of surprises You're always full of surprises (= doing unexpected things). spring a surprise on I wish you wouldn't keep springing surprises on me (= telling me unexpected things or causing unexpected things to happen). They mounted a surprise attack at dawn. My uncle paid us a surprise visit yesterday.
1. used as a verb If something surprises you, you did not expect it. What you say surprises me. Her decision to resign had surprised everybody. Don't use a progressive form of surprise. Don't say, for example, ' What you say is surprising me '.
surprise (third-person singular simple present surprises, present participle surprising, simple past and past participle surprised) (transitive) To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected. It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did.
