Meaning
3 senses(impersonal)To have rain fall from the sky.
Judging by the black cloud, it will rain later today.
regnen
ли́тьlítʹ, идти́idtí
дощи́тиdoščýty
precipitate as rain
(figuratively, intransitive)To fall as or like rain.
Tears rained from her eyes.
Leaves rained from the tree.
(figuratively, transitive)To issue (something) in large quantities.
The boxer rained punches on his opponent's head.
Generous to a fault, they positively rained gifts on all their friends.
regnen
сы́паться дождёмsýpatʹsja doždjóm, сы́паться гра́домsýpatʹsja grádom
Examples
4796 sentencesWhen did it begin to rain?
Коли почався дощ?
ruКогда начался дождь?
deWann hat es angefangen zu regnen?
I was caught in the rain.
Я потрапив під дощ.
ruПопал под дождь.
I'm afraid it's going to rain.
Я боюсь, що піде дощ.
ruЯ боюсь, как бы не пошёл дождь.
deIch fürchte, es wird regnen.
I think it's going to rain.
Я думаю, піде дощ.
ruПохоже, что дождь собирается.
deIch glaube, dass es regnen wird.
I wish the rain would stop.
Я би дуже хотів, щоб дощ припинився.
ruЯ бы очень хотел, чтобы дождь перестал.
deIch wünschte, der Regen würde aufhören.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English reinen, from Old English reġnian, from Proto-West Germanic *regnōn, frFrom Middle English reinen, from Old English reġnian, from Proto-West Germanic *regnōn, from Proto-Germanic *regnōną, from *regną (“rain”), as above.
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Forms
rains, raining, rained, rainedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonyms- precipitate as rain:rain down
Word family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A2Weather and nature — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- rain tomorrow
- began to rain
- in the rain
- going to rain
- started raining
- rain this afternoon
- stopped raining
- lot of rain
- of the rain
- heavy rain
- the heavy rain
- started to rain