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wonder

 
 
/ˈwʌndər/ verb

Definition

[I, T] to want to know something or to try to understand the reason for something: [+ question word] I wonder what he's making for dinner. I wonder why she left so suddenly.
I/we wonder if/whether ... used to politely ask someone for something or to suggest something: I wonder if you could help me? We were wondering if you'd like to come over for a meal sometime.
(Definition of wonder verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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