rebound

verb

/rɪˈbaʊnd/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they rebound	/rɪˈbaʊnd/ /rɪˈbaʊnd/
he / she / it rebounds	/rɪˈbaʊndz/ /rɪˈbaʊndz/
past simple rebounded	/rɪˈbaʊndɪd/ /rɪˈbaʊndɪd/
past participle rebounded	/rɪˈbaʊndɪd/ /rɪˈbaʊndɪd/
-ing form rebounding	/rɪˈbaʊndɪŋ/ /rɪˈbaʊndɪŋ/

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[intransitive] rebound (from/off something) to bounce back after hitting something
- The ball rebounded from the goalpost and Podolski headed it in.
[intransitive] rebound (on somebody) (formal) if something that you do rebounds on you, it has an unpleasant effect on you, especially when the effect was intended for somebody else synonym backfire
[intransitive] (business) (of prices, etc.) to rise again after they have fallen synonym bounce back
- Share prices rebounded after Friday’s losses.

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French rebondir, from re- ‘back’ + bondir ‘bounce up’.

noun

/ˈriːbaʊnd/

Idioms

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(sport) a ball that hits something and bounces back
- Podolski headed the rebound into the net.
(in basketball) the act of catching the ball after a player has thrown it at the basket and has not scored a pointTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
(business) a positive reaction that happens after something negative
- There are signs of an economic rebound.

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French rebondir, from re- ‘back’ + bondir ‘bounce up’.

Idioms

on the rebound

while you are sad and confused, especially after a relationship has ended
- Paul left her and three months later she married Angus on the rebound.
- They first met when he was on the rebound from a broken relationship.