Meaning

5 senses
  1. (intransitive)To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.

    There were many laughing children running on the school grounds.

    lachen, lache

    смея́тьсяsmejátʹsja, рассмея́тьсяrassmejátʹsja, хохота́тьxoxotátʹ

    смія́тисяsmijátysja, регота́тиrehotáty

  2. (intransitive)To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.

    Don't laugh at my new hat, man!

    auslachen

    смея́тьсяsmejátʹsja, насмеха́тьсяnasmexátʹsja, высме́иватьvysméivatʹ

  3. (transitive)To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.

    produce laughter

  4. (transitive)To express by, or utter with, laughter.

  5. (figuratively, intransitive, obsolete)To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.

    lachen

Examples

3411 sentences
  1. I was laughed at by everyone.

    Усі з мене сміялися. — aandrusiak

    ruНадо мной все смеялись. — shanghainese

    deIch wurde von allen ausgelacht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. He was laughed at by everybody.

    Всі сміялися з нього. — aandrusiak

  3. 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

  4. She laughed to cover her fear.

    Вона засміялася, щоб приховати свій страх. — deniko

    deSie lachte, um ihre Angst zu verbergen. — Manfredo

  5. Tom and Mary aren't laughing anymore.

    Том і Мері більше не сміються. — deniko

    ruТом и Мэри больше не смеются. — Balamax

    deTom und Maria lachen nicht mehr. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds:
Русский
By meaning 2
show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds:
make an object of laughter or ridicule:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds:
make an object of laughter or ridicule:

Origin

From Middle English laughen, laghen, from (Anglian) Old English hlæhhan, hlehhan, (West Sa

From Middle English laughen, laghen, from (Anglian) Old English hlæhhan, hlehhan, (West Saxon) hliehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.

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Forms

laughs, laughing, laughed, laughed
Base formlaugh · to laugh
3rd person singularlaughs
Present participlelaughing
Past simplelaughed
Past participlelaughed

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylaugh
he, she, itlaughs

Past simpleLesson

all personslaughed

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill laugh

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

11 synonyms
show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face:chuckleB1giggleB1cacklechortleguffawsnickersniggertitter
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms
show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face:cryA2weepA2

Word family

37 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • was laughed at
  • burst out laughing
  • started laughing
  • laughed at his
  • couldn't help laughing
  • laughed out loud
  • help laughing at
  • not to laugh
  • everyone laughed at
  • everyone laughed
  • laughed at the
  • feel like laughing

See also

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