Meaning

4 senses
  1. (intransitive)To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).

    The volcano erupted, spewing lava across a wide area.

    ausbrechen

    изверга́тьizvergátʹ, изверга́тьсяizvergátʹsja

    виверга́тиvyverháty, виверга́тисяvyverhátysja

  2. (intransitive)To burst forth; to break out.

    The third molar tooth erupts late in most people, and sometimes does not appear at all.

    break out

  3. (figuratively, intransitive)To spontaneously release pressure or tension.

    The crowd erupted in anger.

    The whole table erupted in laughter.

  4. (intransitive)(Of birds, insects, etc.) To suddenly appear in a certain region in large numbers.

Examples

66 sentences
  1. The volcano has erupted twice this year.

    Цього року виверження вулкану сталося двічі. — aandrusiak

    ruВулкан извергался дважды в этом году. — aleph

    deDer Vulkan ist heuer zweimal ausgebrochen. — Sudajaengi

  2. The volcano erupts at regular intervals.

    deDer Vulkan bricht in regelmäßigen Abständen aus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. The volcano erupted suddenly, killing many people.

    ruВулкан внезапно начал извергаться, убив много людей. — Hellerick

    deDer Vulkan brach plötzlich aus, was viele Menschen das Leben kostete. — Yorwba

  4. The volcano may erupt at any moment.

    ruВулкан может начать извергаться в любой момент. — marafon

    deDer Vulkan kann jederzeit ausbrechen. — Fingerhut

  5. Violence erupted all over the city because of the food shortages.

    ruНасилие вспыхнуло во всем городе из-за нехватки продовольствия. — zalaim

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to violently eject:
Русский
By meaning 1
to violently eject:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to violently eject:

Origin

From Latin eruptus, past participle of ērumpō (“to break out (of), to burst out (from)”),

From Latin eruptus, past participle of ērumpō (“to break out (of), to burst out (from)”), from e (“out”) + rumpō (“to break”).

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Forms

erupts, erupting, erupted, erupted
Base formerupt · to erupt
3rd person singularerupts
Present participleerupting
Past simpleerupted
Past participleerupted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyerupt
he, she, iterupts

Past simpleLesson

all personserupted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave erupted
he, she, ithas erupted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill erupt

Synonyms

19 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

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