rain

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Rain.
See also räin

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English reġn

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Singular
rain

Plural
usually uncountable; plural rains

rain (usually uncountable; plural rains)

  1. Condensed water falling from a cloud.
    We've been having a lot of rain lately.
    The rains came late that year.
  2. (figuratively) Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
  3. (figuratively) An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.
    A rain of mortar fire fell on our trenches.

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[edit] Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun rain

[edit] Translations

condensed water from a cloud
any matter falling
an instance of particles falling
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to rain

Third person singular
rains

Simple past
rained

Past participle
rained

Present participle
raining

to rain (third-person singular simple present rains, present participle raining, simple past and past participle rained)

  1. (impersonal) To have rain fall from the sky.
    It will rain today.
  2. (intransitive) To fall in large quantities.
    Bombs rained from the sky.
  3. (transitive) To issue (something) in large quantities.
    The boxer rained punches on his opponent's head.

[edit] Derived terms

Terms derived from the verb to rain

[edit] Translations

of rain: to fall from the sky
to fall in large quantities
to issue in large quantities
  • Spanish: llover es(es) (intransitive): le llovieron [los golpes, las desgracias] or recibió una lluvia de ...
  • Swahili: mvua sw(sw)
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[edit] See also

[edit] Japanese

[edit] Noun

rain (hiragana らいん)

  1. ライン: line
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