rich
Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessionsWealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
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» Do you want to be rich?
Wollt ihr reich werden? — MUIRIEL
Willst du reich sein? — Bernardo
Willst du reich werden? — virgil
Wollen Sie reich werden? — virgil
Wollt ihr reich sein? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Wollen Sie reich sein? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Хочешь быть богатым? — corvard
Ты хочешь быть богатым? — marafon
Вы хотите быть богатым? — marafon
Вы хотите быть богатой? — marafon
Ты хочешь быть богатой? — marafon
Вы хотите быть богатыми? — marafon
Хочеш бути багатим? — deniko
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Examples
2762 sentencesDo you want to be rich?
Хочеш бути багатим? — deniko
ruХочешь быть богатым? — corvard
deWollt ihr reich werden? — MUIRIEL
This country is rich in oil.
Ця країна багата на нафту. — deniko
ruЭта страна богата нефтью. — odexed
deDieses Land ist reich an Öl. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This country is rich in coal.
Ця країна багата на вуголь. — deniko
ruЭта страна богата углём. — marafon
deDieses Land ist reich an Kohle. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
14 sensesWealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
reich
бога́тыйbogátyj, состоя́тельныйsostojátelʹnyj, зажи́точныйzažítočnyj
бага́тийbahátyj
possessing material wealth
Having an intense fatty or sugary flavour.
a rich dish; rich cream or soup; rich pastry; a very rich chocolate cake
Plentiful, abounding, abundant, fulfilling.
a rich treasury; a rich entertainment; a rich crop
rich in fiber; rich in traditions
More meanings 11
Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful.
rich soil or land; a rich mine
Composed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; sumptuous; costly.
a rich endowment; a rich dress; rich silk or fur; rich presents
Not faint or delicate; vivid.
a rich red colour
(informal)Very amusing.
The scene was a rich one.
a rich incident or character
(informal)Ridiculous, absurd, outrageous, preposterous, especially in a galling, hypocritical, or brazen way.
That's rich, coming from you.
Of a solute-solvent solution: not weak (not diluted); of strong concentration.
mixed up a batch that was quite rich
Trading at a price level which is high relative to historical trends, a similar asset, or (for derivatives) a theoretical value.
The ETF is trading rich to NAV right now; we can arb this by selling the ETF and buying the underlying constituents.
Remunerative.
Elaborate, having complex formatting, multimedia, or depth of interaction.
Origin
From Middle English riche (“strong, powerful, rich”), from Old English rīċe (“powerful, miFrom Middle English riche (“strong, powerful, rich”), from Old English rīċe (“powerful, mighty, great, high-ranking, rich, wealthy, strong, potent”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī (“powerful, rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“kingly, powerful, rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rīks (“king, ruler”), an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs. Reinforced by Old French riche, from the same West Germanic source.
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Forms
richer/more rich, richest/most richSynonyms
25 synonyms- marked by great fruitfulness:fatfertileproductive
- strong; intense:deep
- marked by richness and fullness of flavor:full-bodiedracyrobust
Antonyms
63 antonymsWord family
40 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- as rich as
- isn't as rich
- rich man
- a rich man
- rich enough to
- not as rich
- the richest man
- is rich enough
- rich enough
- richest man in
- very rich man
- married a rich
See also
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