rave
verb /reɪv/
/reɪv/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they rave | /reɪv/ /reɪv/ |
| he / she / it raves | /reɪvz/ /reɪvz/ |
| past simple raved | /reɪvd/ /reɪvd/ |
| past participle raved | /reɪvd/ /reɪvd/ |
| -ing form raving | /ˈreɪvɪŋ/ /ˈreɪvɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] rave (about somebody/something) | + speech to talk or write about something in a very enthusiastic way
- The critics raved about his performance in ‘Hamlet’.
Extra Examples- Luke was still raving about the beauty of the desert.
- ‘He is the best American comedian since Jack Lemmon,’ raved Newsweek.
- [intransitive, transitive] to shout in a loud and emotional way at somebody because you are angry with them; to talk or shout in a way that is not logical or sensible
- rave at somebody She was shouting and raving at them.
- My parents both raved at me.
- He wandered the streets raving at passers-by.
- rave on (at somebody) (about something) He was still raving on about irresponsible youngsters.
- + speech ‘Never mind how he feels!’ Melissa raved.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘show signs of madness’): probably from Old Northern French raver; related obscurely to (Middle) Low German reven ‘be senseless, rave’.
Idioms
rant and rave
- (disapproving) to show that you are angry by shouting or complaining loudly for a long time
- She was ranting and raving about our stupidity.
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