"surprise" meaning in English

See surprise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /səˈpraɪz/ [UK], /sɚˈpraɪz/ [US] Audio: en-us-surprise.ogg [US] Forms: surprise [singular], surprises [plural]
enPR: sərprīzʹ [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A thing that surprises someone, mostly something good.
    Sense id: simple-surprise-en-noun-ibJMax0-

Verb

IPA: /səˈpraɪz/ [UK], /sɚˈpraɪz/ [US] Audio: en-us-surprise.ogg [US] Forms: surprise [canonical], surprises [third-person, singular], surprised [past], surprised [past, participle], surprising [present, participle]
enPR: sərprīzʹ [US] Head templates: {{verb|surpris|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To do something that another person didn't think you were going to do.
    Sense id: simple-surprise-en-verb-iUVClCW9
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