Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - surprised

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you are surprised at something, you have a feeling of surprise, because it is unexpected or unusual. This lady was genuinely surprised at what happened to her pet... Chang seemed surprised to find the big living-room empty... ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ at/by n, ADJ to-inf, ADJ that/how 2. see also surprise