rain
/ɹeɪn/ verb A1- To have rain fall from the sky. · Judging by the black cloud, it will rain later today.
- To fall as or like rain. · Tears rained from her eyes.· Leaves rained from the tree.
- To issue (something) in large quantities. · The boxer rained punches on his opponent's head.· Generous to a fault, they positively rained gifts on all their friends.
Plural rain · He/she/it rains · Past rained · Past participle rained · -ing form raining
Verb forms
- Base form
- rain
- He/she/it
- rains
- Past
- rained
- Past participle
- rained
- -ing form
- raining
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
On the rain-pool at my feet.
Round the rain-pool sea to float.
A sailor on the rain-pool sea,
Rain may keep raining, and others go roam,
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