marvel
part of speech
verb (marvel, marvels, marvelled/marveled, marvelling/marveling); noun (a marvel, marvels)
meaning for a pupil
1) A marvel is a wonderful, amazing thing or person. tree →
2) To marvel at something is to feel great surprise and admiration. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and science: the marvels of nature, the marvels of technology. In everyday talk: «It's a marvel you didn't fall.» Phrases: marvel at, a marvel of.
examples
- The pyramids are one of the marvels of the ancient world. tree →
- We marvelled at the stars. tree →
- The new bridge is a marvel of engineering. tree →
- It's a marvel that nobody was hurt. tree →
- Grandma marvels at how fast I type. tree →
- The museum is full of marvels. tree →
- And they took the marvels with them to his court. tree →
note
UK spelling: marvelled, marvelling; US spelling: marveled, marveling. Adjective: marvellous (UK), marvelous (US). Marvel is also the name of a comic company; that use has a capital M.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «marvel» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.