dub

🇺🇸 /dʌb/ 🇬🇧 /dʌb/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000
verb
C1

to give a funny or critical name to someone or something

Fans dub him the king of pop because of his amazing music.

C1

to change the speech in a movie or show to a different language

They dub foreign films so more people can understand them.

R

to create music by mixing sounds from different recordings

He likes to dub different tracks to make new songs.

noun
R

a type of West Indian music or poetry with a strong beat

Dub music has a rhythm that makes you want to dance.

translation

v. to give a funny or critical name to someone or something; to change the speech in a movie or show to a different language; to create music by mixing sounds from different recordings
n. a type of West Indian music or poetry with a strong beat

Word Forms

Perfect dubbed
Progressive dubbing
3rd Present dubs
Past dubbed
Plural dubs