rain (reɪn
)
Definitions
noun
- precipitation from clouds in the form of drops of water, formed by the condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere
- a fall of rain; shower
- ((in combination) ⇒
a raindrop
related adjectives hyetalpluvious
- a large quantity of anything falling rapidly or in quick succession ⇒
a rain of abuse
- See rain or shine
- See right as rain
verb
- (intr; with it as subject) to be the case that rain is falling
- it as subject to fall or cause to fall like rain ⇒
the lid flew off and popcorn rained on everyone
- (tr) to bestow in large measure ⇒
to rain abuse on someone
- See rain cats and dogs
- See rained off
US and Canadian term
See also
rainsAlternative Forms
ˈrainless adjectiveWord Origin
Old English regn ; related to Old Frisian rein , Old High German regan , Gothic rignSynonyms
View thesaurus entryQuotations
"The rain it raineth every day"
"It never rains but it pours"
Translations
- British English:
rain
Rain is water that falls from the clouds in small drops.I hope you didn't get too wet standing out in the rain.reɪn NOUN I hope you didn't get too wet standing out in the rain.
- Spanish:
lluvia
nf
- French:
pluie
nf
- German:
Regen
nm
- Chinese: 雨 n
- Arabic: مَطَر n
- Portuguese: chuva nf
- Russian: дождь nm
- Croatian: kiša nm
- Czech: déšť nm
- Danish: regn nutr
- Dutch: regen nm
- Finnish: sade n
- Greek: βροχή nf
- Italian: pioggia nf
- Japanese: 雨 n
- Korean: 비 n
- Norwegian: regn nnt
- Polish: deszcz nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: chuva nf
- European Spanish:
lluvia
nf
- Swedish: regn nnt
- Thai: ฝน n
- Turkish: yağmur n
- Vietnamese: mưa n
- British English:
rain
When rain falls, you can say that it is raining.It rained all weekend.reɪn VERB It rained all weekend.
- Spanish:
llover
v
- French:
pleuvoir
vi
- German:
regnen
v
- Chinese: 下雨 v
- Arabic: يـَمْطُرُ v
- Portuguese: chover v
- Russian: идти (о дожде) v
- Croatian: kišiti v
- Czech: pršet v
- Danish: regne v
- Dutch: regenen v
- Finnish: sataa v
- Greek: βρέχει v
- Italian: piovere v
- Japanese: 雨が降る v
- Korean: 비가 내리다 v
- Norwegian: regne v
- Polish: padać v
- Brazilian Portuguese: chover v
- European Spanish:
llover
v
- Swedish: regna v
- Thai: ฝนตก v
- Turkish: yağmur yağmak v
- Vietnamese: mưa v
Usage examples
The first three matches fizzled out in the rain , increasing everyone's anxiety.
, LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)Eat on a night when the wind howls round the eaves and the rain lashes.
Country Life (2004)Noonan declares what was once a Londis to now be a campaign HQ and is back on the bus before the rain stops.
Irish Times (2002)Henman last night was already laying into Ivanisevic, going a set up before rain interrupted their match.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Mercifully, a recent rain had ensured that the leaves they were crawling through didn't rustle.
, NANCY WAKE (2002)