"bewonder" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bewonders [present, singular, third-person], bewondering [participle, present], bewondered [participle, past], bewondered [past]
Etymology: From be- + wonder. Compare Dutch bewonderen (“to admire”), German bewundern (“to admire”), Swedish beundra (“to admire”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|be-|wonder}} be- + wonder, {{cog|nl|bewonderen|t=to admire}} Dutch bewonderen (“to admire”), {{cog|de|bewundern|t=to admire}} German bewundern (“to admire”), {{noncog|sv|beundra|t=to admire}} Swedish beundra (“to admire”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} bewonder (third-person singular simple present bewonders, present participle bewondering, simple past and past participle bewondered)
  1. (archaic, transitive) To wonder about; wonder over; wonder at; regard wonderingly; admire. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-bewonder-en-verb-9jlUs~HJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 57 43
  2. (archaic, transitive) To fill with wonder or admiration; amaze. Tags: archaic, transitive Synonyms: forwonder
    Sense id: en-bewonder-en-verb-dh8Q09yY

Inflected forms

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