rain

rain
I UK [reɪn] / US noun
Word forms "rain":
singular rain plural rains
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a) [uncountable] water that falls in drops from clouds in the sky

Drops of rain ran down the window pane.

Outside the rain continued to fall steadily.

heavy/torrential/pouring rain (= a lot of rain):

Heavy rain has been forecast for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

light rain (= a small amount of rain):

Visibility was good, with only occasional light rain.

in the rain:

People were queuing for buses in the rain.

b) the rains
[plural] the large amounts of rain that fall in tropical regions during a particular season

the monsoon rains

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(come) rain or shine — used for saying that something always happens or someone always does something in spite of bad weather or difficult conditions

She runs six miles every morning, rain or shine.

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II UK [reɪn] / US verb
Word forms "rain":
present tense I/you/we/they rain he/she/it rains present participle raining past tense rained past participle rained
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1) [intransitive] if it rains, water falls in drops from clouds in the sky

Just as we were leaving home it started to rain.

rain heavily/hard (= to rain a lot):

It had been raining heavily all day.

2) rain or rain down
[intransitive] to fall from the air in large amounts

Bombs rained on the crowded streets.

3) rain or rain down
[intransitive/transitive] to hit or hit against someone or something violently many times

He struggled to block the blows raining on him.

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