Meaning

2 senses
  1. (intransitive)To resist or become defiant toward an authority.

    to rebel against the system

    rebellieren, sich auflehnen, aufbegehren

    бунтова́тьbuntovátʹ, взбунтова́тьсяvzbuntovátʹsja, восстава́тьvosstavátʹ

    бунтува́тиbuntuváty, повстава́тиpovstaváty, повста́тиpovstáty

  2. (intransitive)To forcefully subvert the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.

More definitions
  • take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
  • break with established customs

Examples

137 sentences
  1. The people rebelled against the king.

    Народ повстав проти короля. — Balamax

    ruНарод восстал против короля. — Balamax

    deDas Volk lehnte sich gegen den König auf. — Wolf

  2. The rebels took control of the capital.

    Повстанці захопили контроль над столицею. — vobmipri

    ruПовстанцы захватили столицу. — odexed

    deDie Rebellen haben die Kontrolle über die Hauptstadt übernommen. — Esperantostern

  3. I'm a rebel.

    Я бунтар. — deniko

    ruЯ бунтарь. — sharptoothed

  4. Tom is a rebel.

    Том бунтівник. — deniko

    ruТом — бунтарь. — odexed

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  5. Tom doesn't look like a rebel.

    deTom sieht nicht aus wie ein Rebell. — Naina

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to resist or become defiant towards:
Русский
By meaning 1
to resist or become defiant towards:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to resist or become defiant towards:

Origin

From Middle English rebellen, from Old French rebeller, from Latin rebellō (“to wage war a

From Middle English rebellen, from Old French rebeller, from Latin rebellō (“to wage war again, fight back”), from re- (“again, back”) + bellō (“to wage war”). Doublet of revel.

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Forms

rebels, rebelling, rebelled, rebelled
Base formrebel · to rebel
3rd person singularrebels
Present participlerebelling
Past simplerebelled
Past participlerebelled

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrebel
he, she, itrebels

Past simpleLesson

all personsrebelled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave rebelled
he, she, ithas rebelled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill rebel

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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