laugh
verb (laugh, laughs, laughed, laughing); noun (a laugh, laughs)
Everyday
- To make sounds with your voice that show you think something is funny or you are happy. tree →
- To make fun of someone: "Don't laugh at him." tree →
- As a noun, the sound of laughing or something fun: "That was a good laugh." tree →
In the lessons
In everyday life, laughing shows joy and helps friends feel close; laughing with someone is kind, laughing at someone can hurt. In stories, laughter shows humour or a happy mood. Phrases: laugh at, laugh out loud, burst out laughing, have a laugh, laughing stock.
Examples
- The joke made me laugh. tree →
- We laughed until we cried. tree →
- Don't laugh at people when they make mistakes. tree →
- Her laugh is very loud. tree →
- The baby laughs when I tickle her. tree →
- We had a good laugh at the party. tree →
- They burst out laughing. tree →
- Laughing is good for you. tree →
- The king laughed loud and long. tree →
Note
"gh" sounds like "f": "laf". Noun "laughter" (uncountable) means the sound of laughing. "Laugh with" is friendly, "laugh at" can be unkind.
In Jewish tradition
Interpretation: Sarah laughed when she heard she would have a child, and Isaac's name means "he will laugh". Tradition reads his name as a reminder of the joy that came from her doubt. In the Psalms and Job, to laugh also means to mock, and God "laughs" at the wicked, which is read as a picture that their power is nothing before Him. In the primary lessons: In everyday life, laughing shows joy and helps friends feel close; laughing with someone is kind, laughing at someone can hurt. In stories, laughter shows humour or a happy mood. Phrases: laugh at, laugh out loud, burst out laughing, have a laugh, laughing stock.
Examples
- And He said: 'Nay; but thou didst laugh.' (Torah GEN.18.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then Sarah denied, saying: 'I laughed not'; for she was afraid. (Torah GEN.18.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Sarah said: 'God hath made laughter for me; every one that heareth will laugh on account of me.' (Torah GEN.21.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: (Writings PSA.52.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- The righteous saw it, and were glad, and the innocent laugh them to scorn: (Writings JOB.22.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- The Lord doth laugh at him; for He seeth that his day is coming. (Writings PSA.37.13, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
"gh" sounds like "f": "laf". Noun "laughter" (uncountable) means the sound of laughing. "Laugh with" is friendly, "laugh at" can be unkind.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «laugh» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «laugh» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «laugh» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «laugh» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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