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il surprit

surprised, caught off guard

→ surprendre
sur on, onto + prit il/elle past tense
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #41,635
surprised, caught off guard Literary simple past form; everyday speech usually uses « a surpris ».
FR: La pluie me surprit en sortant.
EN: The rain surprised me as I was going out.
Conjugation of surprendre
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third surprit —

Elle le surprit par un petit cadeau.

She surprised him with a little gift.

Elle le surprit lorsqu'elle arriva tôt.

She surprised him when she arrived early.

Bientôt, on le surprit aussi à mentir.

Soon, he was caught lying too.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Ça ne me surprit pas.

That didn't surprise me.

Cette nouvelle nous surprit beaucoup.

This news surprised us a lot.

Un hôtel aussi loin, ça ne vous surprit pas ?

A hotel that far away, doesn't that surprise you?

— L'Accusé (2017)

Il surprit le public.

He surprised the audience.