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.
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. — Biga
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. — odexed
deWir hörten Tiger in der Ferne brüllen. — al_ex_an_der
Did you hear the roar of the lions?
ruТы слышал рычание львов? — sharptoothed
deHast du das Brüllen der Löwen gehört? — Zaghawa
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