"rain" meaning in English

See rain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /reɪn/ Audio: en-us-rain.ogg [US], en-uk-rain.ogg [UK] Forms: rain [singular], rains [plural]
enPR: rān Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Drops of water that fall out of clouds in the sky.
    Sense id: simple-rain-en-noun-vqJ5kcSD

Verb

IPA: /reɪn/ Audio: en-us-rain.ogg [US], en-uk-rain.ogg [UK] Forms: rain [canonical], rains [third-person, singular], rained [past], rained [past, participle], raining [present, participle]
enPR: rān Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If it is raining, water is falling from the sky.
    Sense id: simple-rain-en-verb-N7gJmeBJ
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        {
          "text": "I do not like going outside in the rain."
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      ],
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    },
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-rain.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-rain.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "reign",
        "rein"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "rain"
}

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    },
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "rein"
      ]
    }
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    },
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        {
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        }
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        "Drops of water that fall out of clouds in the sky."
      ]
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/reɪn/"
    },
    {
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-rain.ogg",
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      ]
    },
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      "homophones": [
        "reign",
        "rein"
      ]
    }
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