ALL meanings of take by surprise
take by sur·prise
T t - verb with object take by surprise to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty surprised me. 1
- verb with object take by surprise to come upon or discover suddenly and unexpectedly: We surprised the children raiding the cookie jar. 1
- verb with object take by surprise to make an unexpected assault on (an unprepared army, fort, person, etc.). 1
- verb with object take by surprise to elicit or bring out suddenly and without warning: to surprise the facts from the witness. 1
- verb with object take by surprise to lead or bring unawares, as into doing something not intended: to surprise a witness into telling the truth. 1
- noun take by surprise an act or instance of surprising or being surprised. 1
- noun take by surprise something that surprises someone; a completely unexpected occurrence, appearance, or statement: His announcement was a surprise to all. 1
- noun take by surprise an assault, as on an army or a fort, made without warning. 1
- noun take by surprise a coming upon unexpectedly; detecting in the act; taking unawares. 1
- idioms take by surprise take by surprise, to come upon unawares. to astonish; amaze: The amount of the donation took us completely by surprise. 1
- noun take by surprise to come upon suddenly and without warning 0
- noun take by surprise to capture unexpectedly or catch unprepared 0
- noun take by surprise to astonish; amaze 0
- noun take by surprise to come upon suddenly or without warning 0
- noun take by surprise to amaze; astound 0