I Wondering Wondered Left Verb ˈwʌndə(R ˈwʌndər Reason

• ‘why do you want to know?’ ‘no particular reason. i was just wondering.’
• i wonder who she is.
• i was just beginning to wonder where you were.
• you have to wonder just what he sees in her.

wonder

Verb Forms

1. to think about something and try to decide what is true, what will happen, what you should do, etc.
• ‘Why do you want to know?’ ‘No particular reason. I was just wondering.’
• I wonder who she is.
• I was just beginning to wonder where you were.
• You have to wonder just what he sees in her.
• I can't help wondering whether I'm missing something here.
• Have you ever wondered what your cat really thinks of you?
• I always wondered why you never got married.
• I'm still wondering how that could have happened.
• I sometimes wonder where all this is going to end.
• I often wonder what became of him.
• We were wondering about next April for the wedding.
• ‘Where's Natasha?’ he wondered aloud.

Extra Examples

• ‘Why do you ask?’ ‘I just wondered.’
• I wonder why he left his job.
• ‘What should I do now?’ she wondered.
• He's behaving so strangely. It makes you wonder whether he's in trouble somehow.
• His obvious hunger made her wonder how long he had been up and about.
• I can't help wondering if he lost on purpose.
• I couldn't help but wonder what he was thinking.
• I sometimes wonder who's crazier, him or me.
• I wondered uneasily if anything had happened to the children.
• I wondered vaguely whether Robert could be the murderer.
• You're probably wondering what all the fuss is about.
• By the end you are left wondering what on earth the film is trying to say.
• We'd wondered about you as a possible team member.
2. used as a polite way of asking a question or asking somebody to do something
• I wonder if you can help me.
• I was wondering whether you'd like to come to a party.
3. to be very surprised by something
• She wondered at her own stupidity.
• He's gone and left us to do all the work, I shouldn't wonder (= I wouldn't be surprised if he had).
• I wonder (that) he didn’t hurt himself jumping over that wall.
• I don't wonder you're tired. You've had a busy day.

Word Origin

• Old English wundor (noun), wundrian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wonder and German Wunder, of unknown ultimate origin.