laugh at
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see laugh, atUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see laugh, at.
» I was laughed at by everyone.
Ich wurde von allen ausgelacht.
Надо мной все смеялись.
Усі з мене сміялися.
Усі з мене глузували.
Meaning
3 sensesUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see laugh, at.
To scorn or tease; to evince contempt or pity for someone, usually contrasted with laugh with.
auslachen
(transitive)To act uncaring of or dismissive of (something).
Career criminals laugh at minor punishments like those.
The form-letter rejections laughed at all my hard work.
- subject to laughter or ridicule
Examples
861 sentencesI was laughed at by everyone.
Усі з мене сміялися. — aandrusiak
ruНадо мной все смеялись. — shanghainese
deIch wurde von allen ausgelacht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He was laughed at by everybody.
Всі сміялися з нього. — aandrusiak
They all laughed at his jokes.
Всі вони сміялись над його жартами. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
ruВсе они смеялись над его шутками. — marafon
deSie haben alle über seine Witze gelacht. — Dejo
Tom will just laugh at us.
Том просто з нас посміятиметься. — deniko
deTom wird uns einfach auslachen. — raggione
We must not laugh at the poor.
Не можна сміятися над бідними. — deniko
ruНельзя смеяться над бедными. — JeNNeR
deWir dürfen uns nicht über arme Leute lustig machen. — Yorwba
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
laughs at, laughing at, laughed at, laughed at| Base form | laugh at · to laugh at |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | laughs at |
| Present participle | laughing at |
| Past simple | laughed at |
| Past participle | laughed at |
irregular
Synonyms
17 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle