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How can you use to surprise as an intransitive verb?

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The verb "surprise" is normally, in modern English, a transitive verb; that is, it requires an object. Examples are "You really surprise me!" and "I will surprise you." It could, however used as an intransitive verb, that is, without the object: "Oh my, how you do like to surprise!" But this is much less common.

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