roar
To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotionTo make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
» The lions roared in their cages.
Львы рычали в своих клетках.
Meaning
9 senses(intransitive)To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
brüllen
реве́тьrevétʹ, рыча́тьryčátʹ
реві́тиrevíty, ревти́revtý, рика́тиrykáty
make a loud noise, as of animal
To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
The audience roared at his jokes.
laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.
The lioness roared to scare off the hyenas.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.
(figuratively)To proceed vigorously.
(transitive)To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.
To be boisterous; to be disorderly.
To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses do when they have a certain disease.
(Midlands, North, UK, Yorkshire, informal)To cry.
Examples
138 sentencesThe lions roared in their cages.
ruЛьвы рычали в своих клетках.
The picnic was a roaring success.
The cold north wind was roaring outside.
We heard tigers roaring in the distance.
ruМы слышали, как вдалеке рычали тигры.
deWir hörten Tiger in der Ferne brüllen.
Did you hear the roar of the lions?
ruТы слышал рычание львов?
deHast du das Brüllen der Löwen gehört?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English roren, raren, from Old English rārian (“to roar; wail; lament”), fromFrom Middle English roren, raren, from Old English rārian (“to roar; wail; lament”), from Proto-West Germanic *rairōn, from Proto-Germanic *rairōną (“to bellow; roar”), from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“to shout; bellow; yell; bark”), perhaps of imitative origin.
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Forms
roars, roaring, roared, roaredPhrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- roar offTo depart on or in a vehicle, usually dramatically or loudly with engine noises.
- roar outTo loudly proclaim; to declare or shout (something).
- roar onTo cheer loudly for.
- roar backTo suddenly become active, powerful or functional after a period of decline.
- roar awayTo loudly or angrily depart.
- roar aheadTo greatly increase in speed or intensity.
Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
3 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