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to laugh
01
to make happy sounds and move our face like we are smiling because something is funny
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
laugh
3rd person singular
laughs
Present participle
laughing
Past simple
laughed
Past participle
laughed
Examples
Your reaction was so funny, I laughed for minutes.
1.1
to be in a successful or fortunate position, particularly as a result of doing something successfully
Intransitive
Examples
If the stocks keep rising, investors will be laughing.
02
to speak with a tone that shows amusement or humor
Transitive
Examples
'That's the silliest thing I've heard all day,' she laughed.
Laugh
01
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
02
the sound produced when someone is laughing
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
laughs
03
a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing
Lexical Tree
laugher
laughing
laugh
