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Secrets and Surprises of the Tesla Model Y: Hands-On Tips and Tricks
to lead or bring unawares, as into doing something not intended. to surprise a witness into telling the truth. an act or instance of surprising or being surprised. something that surprises someone; a completely unexpected occurrence, appearance, or statement. His announcement was a surprise to all.
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.
- 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 '.
[countable] an event, a piece of news, etc. that is unexpected or that happens suddenly. What a nice surprise! I have a surprise for you! There are few surprises in this year's budget. It comes as no surprise to learn that they broke their promises. Her letter came as a complete surprise.
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.
What surprised me most was how cheap everything was compared to at home. I have to say, it surprises me that they haven't gone bankrupt before now. It was the tone of his voice that surprised me. The exam was actually quite easy, which surprised me. Why don't you just have a go at skiing?