laugh
To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the…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.
» I was laughed at by everyone.
Ich wurde von allen ausgelacht.
Надо мной все смеялись.
Усі з мене сміялися.
Усі з мене глузували.
Meaning
5 senses(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
(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
(transitive)To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.
produce laughter
(transitive)To express by, or utter with, laughter.
(figuratively, intransitive, obsolete)To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.
lachen
Examples
3411 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
She laughed to cover her fear.
Вона засміялася, щоб приховати свій страх. — deniko
deSie lachte, um ihre Angst zu verbergen. — Manfredo
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
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Origin
From Middle English laughen, laghen, from (Anglian) Old English hlæhhan, hlehhan, (West SaFrom 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, laughedPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
11 synonyms- produce laughter:express joyexpress mirth
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
37 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Pronouncing -s and -ed endings — Because the lesson uses it
- B1Prepositions that differ from Ukrainian and Russian — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
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