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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

Meaning of wonder

Hello Masters;
I have a problem with the word "wonder" in this sentence:

One may wonder of course whether ‘numbers’ are anything we encounter in an ordinary life.

Here, "wonder" means "feeling amazement, surprise" or "feeling doubt"?

Thanks

  

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com/dictionary/english/wonder 10. to indulge in speculative inquiry, often accompanied by an element of doubt (concerning something)

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  • com/dictionary/english/wonder 10.
  • to indulge in speculative inquiry, often accompanied by an element of doubt (concerning something)
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Sense 10 at https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/wonder

10. to indulge in speculative inquiry, often accompanied by an element of doubt (concerning something)

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