to laugh
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1.0
- verb
- /læf/
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reírse
- Everyone in the room started to laugh at the comedian's jokes.
- make someone laugh
- a joke makes me laugh
- laugh out loud
We take pictures and clap and laugh and video grandma.
- We take pictures and clap and laugh and video grandma.
- If you can make me laugh, you have me, you know.
- A funny book will make me laugh, you know?
- We've seen, we've talked, we've laughed, we've cried.
- We don't know whether to laugh or to cry.
- The CEO got furious, then he laughed, and then we compromised.
- So he was just making us laugh as friends a ton.
- Sometimes they even seem to laugh when we spoke English.
- I'm going to make you laugh and make you like this song.
- Maybe that made you laugh, maybe it made you cry.
Examples
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A funny book will make me laugh, you know?
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When specific interactions were presented, team members laughed heartily as they related to exactly what was being said.
Academic text (2011) -
If you can make me laugh, you have me, you know.
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Oh, they make us laugh with their silly sounds.
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But it was nice to laugh so I'll see you later.
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So he was just making us laugh as friends a ton.
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I make the jokes and he laughs at them.
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We don't know whether to laugh or to cry.
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We were just laughing about it, with our friend, Mr. Plunkett.
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She had loosened up a bit, she was even laughing.
Synonyms
237
2.0
To laugh quietly to yourself when something is slightly funny
153
1.0
Laugh in a silly or nervous way with short high sounds
17
2.4
To laugh loudly because something is very funny
13
1.6
Enjoy something funny and laugh with others
7
7.7
To laugh quietly with pleasure, often with a small snort
3
1.9
To make a quiet sound because something is funny so you do not disturb others
3
7.4
To laugh in a short nervous way at something slightly funny or awkward
2
2.2
To laugh together with someone about something funny
1
8.6
To laugh loudly in a silly, noisy way
1
4.0
To laugh in a way you cannot stop because you find something very funny or feel embarrassed
1
3.5
To make loud sounds you cannot stop because something is very funny
Laugh so hard that your body shakes
Feel so amused that you fall over and move on the floor
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
9.0
To reject something as silly and not take it seriously in places like a court or meeting
- Informal
1
3.5
To make loud sounds you cannot stop because something is very funny
- Offensive
To secretly find someone else's mistake funny without showing it
- Offensive
Feel secretly pleased and make fun of someone without showing it
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
20
4.2
To make a joke about something embarrassing to show it is not important
Compounds
4
3.9
A recorded audience reaction added to a TV or radio show to make jokes seem funnier
How Amused
Surface Forms
Etymology
Laugh comes from the old English word hlæhhan, which copied the 'sound of joy'; to laugh is simply to make that happy sound and the movements of the face and body when you are amused, just like in laughter.