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English word surprise comes from Old French (842-ca. 1400) pren-, Old French (842-ca. 1400) sur- (Over, on top of.)
pren- (Old French)
sur- (Old French)
Over, on top of.
sousprendre (Old French)
surprise (Middle French)
surprise (Middle English)
surprise (English)
(intransitive) To cause surprise.. (intransitive) To undergo or witness something unexpected.. (transitive) To attack unexpectedly.. (transitive) To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted.. (transitive) To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.. (transitive) To take unawares. (attributive) Unexpected.. (obsolete) A dish covered with a crust of [...]