ravish
To transport with joy or delightTo transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy.
» Mary looked ravishing.
Maria sah hinreißend aus.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy.
entzücken
восхища́тьvosxiščátʹ
(dated, transitive)To rape.
(informal)To have vigorous sexual intercourse with.
(archaic, literary)To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force.
entführen, rauben
схвати́тьsxvatítʹ, похища́тьpoxiščátʹ
- force (someone) to have sex against their will
- hold spellbound
Examples
10 sentencesMary looked ravishing.
deMaria sah hinreißend aus.
You look ravishing in that dress.
deIn dem Kleid siehst du entzückend aus.
You look positively ravishing.
Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
She looked ravishing.
ruОна выглядела восхитительно.
deSie sah hinreißend aus.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English ravyschen, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French ravis-, present participFrom Middle English ravyschen, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French ravis-, present participle stem of ravir (“to seize; to take away hastily”), from Vulgar Latin *rapire, from Latin rapere. See also rape.
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Forms
ravishes, ravishing, ravished, ravishedSynonyms
31 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle