Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rave

/ɹeɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
rave
IPA
/ɹeɪv/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enthusiastic review (such as of a play).

Countable; Informal

noun

A large-scale dance party with strobe lights and fast-paced electronic dance music, often illegally organized open-air or in underground venues.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The genres of electronic dance music made to be played in rave parties.

Uncountable

verb

To be mentally unclear; to be delirious; to talk or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging.

Intransitive verb

verb

To speak or write wildly or incoherently.

Intransitive verb

verb

To talk or otherwise express oneself with excessive enthusiasm, passion or excitement.

Intransitive verb

verb

To speak (a message) with intense enthusiasm, passion or excitement.

Transitive verb

verb

To rush wildly or furiously.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English raven (“to rave; talk like a madman”), from Old French raver, variant of resver, of uncertain origin. Compare rave below, and rove.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

raves (plural) raves (present, singular) raving (participle, present) raved (participle, past) raved (past)

Derived Forms

algorave antirave postrave ravewear ravey outrave

Phrases

all the rave rave drug silent rave rant and rave mad person

Frequently Paired Words

mad person insane insanity becraze

Synonyms

raving review rave-up rant craze have a kangaroo loose in the top paddock have a screw loose have bats in one's belfry have bats in the belfry have squirrels in the attic have toys in the attic nut out nut up

Rhymes With

gave save they've wave dave brave slave grave cave behave shave crave

Questions

How do you pronounce rave?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹeɪv/.
What does rave mean?
An enthusiastic review (such as of a play).
Where does rave come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce rave

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