/baʊns/
Translation
To hit a surface and quickly move away from it, the way a ball does.
Word origin
From Middle English bunsen, meaning to beat or knock, later to spring back.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- bunsen
Grammar
Examples
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Here "bounce" means to hit it and move away fast.
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"Bounced" is the past form of "bounce".
rubber .
"Bounces" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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