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rain down en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To fall from the sky as, or like, rain.
    • I'm soaking wet because it rained down on me.
  2. (transitive) To let fall as, or like, rain.
    • In the latest supernatural incident, the sky rained down frogs.
  3. (intransitive, qualifier:with on or upon) To strike (literally or figuratively) many times and/or very intensely.
    • The jeers rained down on me throughout my middle school years.
    • My wrath will rain down upon you.
  4. (idiomatic, intransitive) To appear suddenly or inexplicably in large numbers.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
raining down Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rained down Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rained down Tense=Past lexicographic
rains down Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Translations (1)

ja 雨下する (to fall from the sky, as rain)