A2verb · transitive · rare

rumor

rumor · rumors · rumored · rumoring

To tell a rumor aboutTo tell a rumor about; to gossip.

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UK/ˈɹuːmə/US/ˈɹumɚ/

» I wonder who started that rumor.

Ich frage mich, wer dieses Gerücht in Umlauf gebracht hat. — MUIRIEL

Я хочу знать, кто пустил этот слух. — odexed

Мені цікаво, хто розпустив ці чутки. — deniko

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Meaning

1 senses

(US, usually)To tell a rumor about; to gossip.
John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion.
tell or spread rumors

Examples

503 sentences

I wonder who started that rumor.
Мені цікаво, хто розпустив ці чутки. — deniko
ruЯ хочу знать, кто пустил этот слух. — odexed
deIch frage mich, wer dieses Gerücht in Umlauf gebracht hat. — MUIRIEL
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I think the rumor is true.
Гадаю, ці чутки правдиві. — deniko
ruЯ думаю, слухи правдивы. — corvard
deIch denke, das Gerücht ist wahr. — mayabe
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I guess the rumors are true.
Гадаю, що чутки правдиві. — deniko
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There are rumors that he will resign.
Ходять чутки, що він подасть у відставку. — deniko
ruХодят слухи, что он уйдёт в отставку. — odexed
deEs gibt Gerüchte, dass er zurücktreten wird. — xtofu80
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The rumor turned out to be true.
Чутки підтвердилися. — deniko
deDas Gerücht stellte sich als wahr heraus. — xtofu80
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Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Middle English rumour, from Old French rumeur, from Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ulti

From Middle English rumour, from Old French rumeur, from Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- (“to shout, to roar”).

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Forms

rumors, rumoring, rumored, rumored

Base form	rumor · to rumor
3rd person singular	rumors
Present participle	rumoring
Past simple	rumored
Past participle	rumored

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	rumor
he, she, it	rumors

Past simpleLesson

all persons

rumored

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have rumored
he, she, it	has rumored

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will rumor

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Close in meaning

tell or spread rumors:rumour bruit

Lessons 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

Collocations

12 patterns

rumor is true
the rumor is
rumor going around
there's a rumor
started the rumor
believe the rumor
that rumor is
just a rumor
a rumor going
the rumor about
a rumor that
are rumors that