rain

🇺🇸 /reɪn/ 🇬🇧 /reɪn/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-A1
noun
A1

water that falls from clouds

The rain made the ground wet.

R

the season with a lot of rain in hot countries

The heavy rain season brings much-needed water.

R

many things falling from above

A rain of flowers fell during the celebration.

verb
A1

when water falls from the sky

It will rain later today.

R

to fall or make things fall in large amounts

Confetti rained down during the parade.

translation

n. water that falls from clouds; the season with a lot of rain in hot countries; many things falling from above
v. when water falls from the sky; to fall or make things fall in large amounts

Word Forms

3rd Present rains
Past rained
Perfect rained
Progressive raining
Plural rains