rave
pronunciation
How to pronounce rave in British English:
UK [reɪv]
How to pronounce rave in American English:
US [rev]
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- Noun:
- a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played
- an extravagantly enthusiastic review
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- Verb:
- participate in an all-night techno dance party
- talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
- praise enthusiastically
Word Origin
- rave (v.)
- early 14c., "to show signs of madness or delirium," from Old French raver, variant of resver "to dream; wander here and there, prowl; behave madly, be crazy," of unknown origin (compare reverie). The identical (in form) verb meaning "to wander, stray, rove" first appeared c. 1300 in Scottish and northern dialect, and is probably from an unrelated Scandinavian word (such as Icelandic rafa). Sense of "talk enthusiastically about" first recorded 1704. Related: Raved; raving.
- rave (n.)
- "act of raving," 1590s, from rave (v.). Meaning "temporary popular enthusiasm" is from 1902; that of "highly flattering review" is from 1926. Sense of "rowdy party" is from 1960; rave-up was British slang for "wild party" from 1940; specific modern sense of "mass party with loud, fast electronic music and often psychedelic drugs" is from 1989.
Example
- 1. As I would eat the great meal , I would rave about it and praise my mother .
- 2. The film also won rave reviews in america .
- 3. This upsurge of the visual rave culture postcards also brought up .
- 4. In 1990 , the berlin wall had just come down , rave culture was going full pelt and the feeling that old certainties were being toppled by a new generation .
- 5. The album was released early in november and quickly garnered rave reviews from critics and fans alike .