rain

rain is on the Basic English 850 List.

rail - rain - range

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Rain

Pronunciation

• enPR: rān, IPA ^(key): /reɪn/
• SAMPA: /reIn/

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• Homophones: reign, rein

Noun

Singular rain

Plural rains

1. Drops of water that fall out of clouds in the sky.

   I do not like going outside in the rain.

Verb

Plain form rain

Third-person singular rains

Past tense rained

Past participle rained

Present participle raining

1. If it is raining, water is falling from the sky.

Related words

• rain cats and dogs
• rain on somebody's parade
• when it rains, it pours
• drizzle