Rain Definition
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English
Rain.Etymology
Middle English reyn, rein, from Old English reġn, from Proto-Germanic *regnaz (cf. West Frisian rein, German Regen, Danish regn), from Proto-Indo-European *reg̑ 'to flow' (cf. Latin rigō (“wet, soak”), Lithuanian rõki 'drizzling rain', Albanian rrjedh 'to flow, drip').
Pronunciation
- enPR: rān, IPA: /reɪn/, SAMPA: /reIn/
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- Homophones: reign, rein
Noun
rain (usually uncountable; plural rains)
- Condensed water falling from a cloud.
- We've been having a lot of rain lately.
- The rains came late that year.
- (figuratively) Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
- (figuratively) An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.
- A rain of mortar fire fell on our trenches.
Usage notes
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:hydrometeor
Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun rain
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Verb
to rain (third-person singular simple present rains, present participle raining, simple past and past participle rained)
- (impersonal) To have rain fall from the sky.
- It will rain today.
- (intransitive) To fall in large quantities.
- Bombs rained from the sky.
- (transitive) To issue (something) in large quantities.
- The boxer rained punches on his opponent's head.
Derived terms
Terms derived from the verb to rainTranslations
of rain: to fall from the sky
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Japanese
Noun
rain (hiragana らいん)
- ライン: line
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