wonder
verb (used without object)
to think or speculate curiously.
has wondered
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present perfectof wonder (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Kars says she has wondered for months now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Growing up Christian in China, Jin Drexel has wondered how she would act if she is detained one day.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025
Speculative fiction has wondered what robots can do for us, or to us, since the dawn of the industrial age.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2025
For weeks, she has wondered about the threat, concerned that residents could be implicated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2025
Quietly, he has wondered what became of his most celebrated patient.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
