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to rave

to rave

3 7.7
Attend an all-night party with loud electronic dance music
  • verb
  • /reɪv/
translation icon : ir a una rave
  • No, But I do remember going to a teen rave when I was young.

I'd go out and rave, get drunk, be with birds.

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Examples

  • And he's like English Sean, you're a big name from the rave scene.

  • I just love raving.

    Saving Grace (2000)

  • Was it that whole rave scene, the whole house scene?

  • You will party with them, you will rave with them.

    Never Been Kissed (1999)

  • So that's like I started getting into the like the rave scene like really, really hard.

  • So to recap, a boy went to a rave and got very drunk.

  • Terry, you're going to raves to meet girls.

  • -Let's rave!

    The Change-Up (2011)

  • We danced all night and raved under the colorful lights at the festival.

  • After months of planning, they finally decided to rave at the big electronic music event.

Synonyms

to party
vsto rave
  • Informal
298 3.0

To spend time with others celebrating, dancing, and drinking

usually focuses on an all-night electronic dance event with DJs and light shows
to boogie
vsto rave
  • Informal
28 7.5

Dance energetically to lively upbeat music

is instead a full organized night event centered on electronic DJs and lights
to dance all night
vsto rave
9 2.7

To move your body to music without stopping for the whole night at a party

is at an organized all-night electronic event with DJs and light shows
to bop
vsto rave
6 6.1

To move your body to music in a lively way

usually means attending a long organized electronic dance event all night
to dance the night away
vsto rave
  • Informal
5 4.4

To spend a long time moving to music until very late at night

is held as a specific all-night electronic event with DJs and lights
to disco
vsto rave
  • Archaic
2 4.8

To dance to lively music with a steady bass beat

is focused on modern electronic all-night events with DJs and light displays

Phrasal Verbs

to rant and rave
  • Informal
9 6.9

Shout angrily and complain for a long time

Compounds

rave review
  • Literature
15 3.3

A very positive written or spoken opinion about something such as a play

rave-up
  • UK
1 9.1

A lively noisy party with loud music and dancing

How Wild

to rave
3 7.7
to hit the club
  • Informal
1 8.2
to party
  • Informal
298 3.0
to go out
893 1.0

Surface Forms

rave infinitive
raved past
raved past participle
raving present participle
raves third person singular

Etymology

The verb rave for going to a party comes from the same idea of being wild and excited; in modern times people used it for high-energy, all-night dance events. So, to rave (as a verb) means to join in that loud, excited dancing and music until morning.