"laugh" meaning in All languages combined

See laugh on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /lɑːf/ [Australia], /lɑːf/ [UK], /læf/ [US] Audio: en-us-laugh.ogg [US] Forms: laugh [singular], laughs [plural]
enPR: lăf [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The sound of someone laughing, or the action of laughing.
    Sense id: simple-laugh-en-noun-SVCSQsVA

Verb [English]

IPA: /lɑːf/ [Australia], /lɑːf/ [UK], /læf/ [US] Audio: en-us-laugh.ogg [US] Forms: laugh [canonical], laughs [third-person, singular], laughed [past], laughed [past, participle], laughing [present, participle]
enPR: lăf [US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Someone laughs when they make a sound with their mouth because they think something is funny. It can sound like "ha ha", "ho ho", "hee hee", etc.
    Sense id: simple-laugh-en-verb-xlVrBa1h
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          "text": "That was a really good joke. I've never laughed so hard!"
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      "tags": [
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      "sampa": "/lA:f/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/lɑːf/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
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    {
      "sampa": "/lA:f/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    },
    {
      "enpr": "lăf",
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        "US"
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    {
      "ipa": "/læf/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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        "US"
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          "text": "We had lots of good laughs at the party."
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    {
      "ipa": "/lɑːf/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
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    },
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      "sampa": "/lA:f/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɑːf/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    {
      "sampa": "/lA:f/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    },
    {
      "enpr": "lăf",
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        "US"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/læf/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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        },
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        }
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      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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        "Australia"
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      "ipa": "/lɑːf/",
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      "sampa": "/lA:f/",
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        "UK"
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      "enpr": "lăf",
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    {
      "ipa": "/læf/",
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        "US"
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