{
    "term": "surprise",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an event, a piece of news, etc. that is unexpected or that happens suddenly",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "What a nice surprise!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have a surprise for you!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a surprise attack"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are few surprises in this year's budget."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It **comes as no surprise to** learn that they broke their promises."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her letter **came as a** complete **surprise**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘The appointment came as a **pleasant surprise** to me,’ she says."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The announcements came as **something of a surprise** to them."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are lots of **surprises in store for** visitors to the gallery."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was there on a **surprise visit** to the troops."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Life’s full of surprises."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She likes **springing surprises on** people."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Visitors to the gallery are in for a few surprises."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I had a lovely surprise when I saw Mark there."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a complete surprise for me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His refusal came as no surprise to his boss."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Johnson sprung a surprise by beating the favourite in the first round."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Roach was the surprise winner of the £10 000 first prize."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She feels that the future holds few surprises."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They launched a surprise attack on the Russian fleet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Your mother's in for a bit of a surprise when she gets home."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "complete", "genuine"],
                "verb + surprise": ["be", "come as", "get"],
                "surprise + noun": ["announcement", "appearance", "party"],
                "preposition": ["surprise for", "surprise to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a bit of a surprise",
                    "quite a surprise",
                    "hold few, many, no, etc. surprises"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a feeling caused by something happening suddenly or unexpectedly",
            "sensetop": "in surprisesurprise at somethingsurprise at seeing, hearing, etc.to somebody's surprise",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a look of surprise"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She looked up in surprise.",
                    "contextForm": "in surprise"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He gasped **with surprise** at her strength.",
                    "contextForm": "surprise at something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They couldn't conceal their surprise at seeing us together.",
                    "contextForm": "surprise at seeing, hearing, etc."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **got a surprise** when I saw the bill."
                },
                {
                    "text": "To everyone's surprise, the plan succeeded.",
                    "contextForm": "to somebody's surprise"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Much to my surprise**, I passed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Imagine our surprise when he walked into the room!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "When we went inside we got a nasty surprise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The decision has been greeted with surprise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They **expressed surprise** at the outcome."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He feigned surprise when I went up and said hello."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His eyebrows rose in mock surprise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was with some surprise that I read of his resignation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She showed no surprise at the news."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was quick to hide her surprise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Much to her surprise she enjoyed the party."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The president's remarks caused surprise and embarrassment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "After the initial surprise I got to like the place."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "total", "utter"],
                "verb + surprise": ["express", "register", "show"],
                "preposition": [
                    "in surprise",
                    "to somebody’s surprise",
                    "with surprise"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "an expression of surprise",
                    "a look of surprise",
                    "a gasp of surprise"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the use of methods that cause feelings of surprise",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A successful campaign should have **an element of surprise**."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "total", "utter"],
                "verb + surprise": ["express", "register", "show"],
                "preposition": [
                    "in surprise",
                    "to somebody’s surprise",
                    "with surprise"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "an expression of surprise",
                    "a look of surprise",
                    "a gasp of surprise"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used to show that something is not a surprise to you, as you could easily have predicted that it would happen or be true",
            "labels": "(ironic, often disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "One of the candidates was the manager's niece, and surprise, surprise, she got the job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Bob turned up half an hour late, surprise surprise."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used when giving somebody a surprise",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Surprise, surprise! Look who's here!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to happen unexpectedly so that somebody is slightly shocked; to surprise somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His frankness took her by surprise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The storm took us completely by surprise."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to attack or capture somebody/something unexpectedly or without warning",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The police took the burglars by surprise."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈpraɪz/",
                "audio": "su/surprise/surprise__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sərˈpraɪz/",
                "audio": "su/surprise/surprise__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘unexpected seizure of a place, or attack on troops’): from Old French, feminine past participle of surprendre, from medieval Latin superprehendere ‘seize’."
}