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Being a unique superpower undermines the military intelligence of strategy. To think strategically, one has to imagine oneself in the enemy's place. If one cannot do this, it is impossible to foresee, to take by surprise, to outflank. Misinterpreting an enemy can lead to defeat. This is how empires fall.
John Berger

Meaning of "take by surprise" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TAKE BY SURPRISE

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WHAT DOES TAKE BY SURPRISE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of take by surprise in the English dictionary

The first definition of take by surprise in the dictionary is to come upon suddenly and without warning. Other definition of take by surprise is to capture unexpectedly or catch unprepared. Take by surprise is also to astonish; amaze.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAKE BY SURPRISE

take after
take against
take amiss
take an oath
take apart
take arms
take at one´s word
take away
take back
take by storm
take care
take care of
take chances
take cognizance of
take cover
take down
take effect
take exception
take five
take flight

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAKE BY SURPRISE

apprise
comprise
emprise
en prise
enterprise
Forest Enterprise
free enterprise
mainprise
misprise
October surprise
prise
private enterprise
public enterprise
reprise
rise
spirit of enterprise
sunrise
surprise
underprise
uprise

Synonyms and antonyms of take by surprise in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «take by surprise» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAKE BY SURPRISE

Find out the translation of take by surprise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of take by surprise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «take by surprise» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

出其不意
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tome por sorpresa
570 millions of speakers

English

take by surprise
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आश्चर्य से ले
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أخذ على حين غرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

принять врасплох
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pegue de surpresa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চমত্কার দ্বারা নিতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prendre par surprise
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengambil kejutan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

überraschen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不意を取る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

놀라운 걸릴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njupuk kanthi kejutan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có bất ngờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆச்சரியத்தால் எடுத்துக்கொள்ளுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आश्चर्यचकित करून घ्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sürpriz yap
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prendere di sorpresa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wziąć z zaskoczenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прийняти зненацька
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ia prin surprindere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αιφνιδιάσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verras
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ta med överraskning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ta med overraskelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of take by surprise

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE BY SURPRISE»

The term «take by surprise» is regularly used and occupies the 95.823 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE BY SURPRISE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about take by surprise

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QUOTES WITH «TAKE BY SURPRISE»

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John Berger
Being a unique superpower undermines the military intelligence of strategy. To think strategically, one has to imagine oneself in the enemy's place. If one cannot do this, it is impossible to foresee, to take by surprise, to outflank. Misinterpreting an enemy can lead to defeat. This is how empires fall.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKE BY SURPRISE»

Discover the use of take by surprise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to take by surprise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mongolian-English Dictionary
GENEDEGYL- / rsHnYYnsX [ v. caus. of genede- ] To take by surprise. 5 _-yn abxu. To take by surprise ( as a position ”) or city in war). 1 2) GENEDEL / FBHIIBJI i n. The act, state, or result of genede-; GENE DE LGE / l" BHILJIBI" n. The act or ...
Ferdinand D Lessing, 2013
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
... disconcert, discompose, bewilder; take someone's breath away, take by surprise, take aback, shake up, stop someone in their tracks, strike dumb, leave open-mouthed, leave aghast, catch off balance; informal flabbergast, floor, knock for six, ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
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Webster's New World Thesaurus
1 [A feeling] astonishment, wonderment, shock; see WONDER 1. 2 [The cause of a feeling] something unexpected, blow, sudden attack, unexpected good fortune, sudden misfortune, unawaited event, unsuspected plot. — take by surprise ...
Charlton Laird, 2003
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A New Dictionary of the English and Dutch Language: To which ...
Veriafelen, b. w. to Ravel out, to Unravel. *—, o. w. met Zijn , to Ravel out, Yerramroelen , b. w. rtmmelende verfpillen, to Talk away. *—, rammelende mededeelen , to Tell, Say , to Blab out. Vcrraalen < b. w. ovcrrompelen , to Take by surprise} ...
Dirk Bomhoff, 1832
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American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, ...
In: Three days ago I declared to you the just reasons which I had for sus ectin that an expedition was preparing on the lakes, on the part of the English, the object of which is to attack pper ouisiana, and take by surprise the posts of St. Louis_ ...
United States. Congress, 1832
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The Language of Emotions: Conceptualization, Expression, and ...
... in German with the corresponding noun/ verb pair überraschen/'Überraschung and the two pairs of Polish terms zaskoczyć/zaskoczenie 'take by surprise/ surprise' vs. niespodziewac się/ niespodzianka 'to not expect/something unexpected, ...
... Niemeier-Dirven, René Dirven, 1997
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American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, ...
Sir: Three days ago I declared to you the just reasons which I had for suspecting that an expedition was preparing on the lakes, on the part of the English, the object of which is to attack Upper Louisiana, and take by surprise the posts of St.
Walter Lowrie, 1832
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Mpu Monaguṇa's Sumanasāntaka: An Old Javanese Epic Poem, its ...
107.4d kināladeśa 'untimely': according to Z (769) kaladeśa means 'the right moment','agoodopportunity'andangaladeśa'toactattherighttime,thatiswhen not expected, to take by surprise'. We have taken the word here to mean 'take ...
Peter Worsley, 2013
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Dictionnaire Anglais-français
... moreover surpopulation [syrpopylasjSl nf: overpopulation surprenant, -nante [ syrprana, -not] adj : surprising, amazing surprendre [syrpradr] {70} vt 1 ETON- NER : to surprise, to amaze 2 : to take by surprise, to catch in the act 3 : to overhear, ...
‎2000
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Flugel's Complete Dictionary of the German and English Languages
1. to overreach, outwit, cheat, deceive; 2. to take by surprise, come upon by surprise. UcN'vlifamg, /. 1. outwitting, cheat ; 2. taking by surprise. Ucbcrlugen/ >•. a. to outlie. Ui'bmmukn/ ••. a. I. (etnem etiraS) to remit, transmit, send over, consign ...
C. A. Feiling, A. Heimann, 1843

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