Meaning

3 senses
  1. An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.

    His deep laughs boomed through the room.

    Lachen, Lache

    смехsmex, хо́хотxóxot

    сміхsmix, ре́гітréhit

    the sound of laughing

  2. Something that provokes mirth or scorn.

    Your new hat's an absolute laugh, dude.

    смехsmex, умо́раumóra, шу́ткаšútka

  3. (New Zealand, UK)A fun person.

    a good laugh

    2010, The Times, March 14, 2010, Tamzin Outhwaite, the unlikely musical star Outhwaite is a good laugh, yes, she knows how to smile: but deep down, she really is strong and stern.

    a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing

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

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
expression of mirth peculiar to the human species:
Русский
By meaning 2
expression of mirth peculiar to the human species:
something that provokes mirth or scorn:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
expression of mirth peculiar to the human species:

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

plural: laughs

Synonyms

15 synonyms
something that provokes mirth or scorn:jokeA2laughing stock
Close in meaning

Word family

25 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

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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