Meaning

11 senses
  1. (transitive)To make (sounds), or to speak (words), loudly or reverberatingly.

  2. (transitive)Of a place: to cause (a sound) to reverberate; to echo.

    ring or echo with sound

  3. (transitive)To praise or spread the fame of (someone or something) with the voice or the sound of musical instruments; to celebrate, to extol; also, to declare (someone) to be a certain thing.

  4. (transitive)To repeat (another's words, opinions, etc.).

  5. (intransitive)Of a place: to reverberate with sound or noise.

    The street resounded with the noise of the children’s game.

    erklingen, erschallen, tönen

    оглаша́тьсяoglašátʹsja, раздава́тьсяrazdavátʹsja, звуча́тьzvučátʹ

    emit a noise

  6. (intransitive)Of a sound, a voice, etc.: to reverberate; to ring.

  7. (intransitive)Especially of a musical instrument: to make a (deep or reverberating) sound; also, to make sounds continuously.

    The sound of the brass band resounded through the town.

  8. (figuratively, intransitive)Of an event: to have a major effect in a certain place or time.

  9. (figuratively, intransitive)Of a person, their reputation, etc.: to be much lauded or mentioned.

  10. (transitive)To echo or repeat (a sound).

  11. (intransitive)To sound again.

Examples

16 sentences
  1. The hall resounded with pealing bells.

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  2. From above resounded a deafening cry.

    ruСверху раздался оглушительный рёв.

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  3. From above resounded a deafening howl.

    ruСверху раздался оглушительный рёв.

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  4. Algeria is making resounding economic progress.

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  5. He let out a resounding laugh.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
of a place: to reverberate with sound or noise:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of a place: to reverberate with sound or noise:

Origin

From both of the following: From re- (prefix meaning ‘again, anew’) + sound (“to produce

From both of the following:

From re- (prefix meaning ‘again, anew’) + sound (“to produce a sound”).

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Forms

resounds, resounding, resounded, resounded
Base formresound · to resound
3rd person singularresounds
Present participleresounding
Past simpleresounded
Past participleresounded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyresound
he, she, itresounds

Past simpleLesson

all personsresounded

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill resound

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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