rain down
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To fall from the sky as, or like, rainTo fall from the sky as, or like, rain.
» The rain came down in buckets.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To fall from the sky as, or like, rain.
I'm soaking wet because it rained down on me.
precipitate as rain
(transitive)To let fall as, or like, rain.
In the latest supernatural incident, the sky rained down frogs.
(intransitive)To strike (literally or figuratively) many times and/or very intensely.
My wrath will rain down upon you.
The jeers rained down on me throughout my middle school years.
(idiomatic, intransitive)To appear suddenly or inexplicably in large numbers.
Examples
31 sentencesThe rain came down in buckets.
Heavy rain slowed us down.
The rain was pouring down.
Soon the cold rain came down.
The rain started coming down harder.
Forms
rains down, raining down, rained down, rained down| Base form | rain down · to rain down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | rains down |
| Present participle | raining down |
| Past simple | rained down |
| Past participle | rained down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- precipitate as rain:rain
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb