cough in English: To push air out of your throat suddenly with a rough noise. (verb)

/kɒf/

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Translation

To push air out of your throat suddenly with a rough noise.

Word origin

From Middle English coughen, copying the sound of a cough.

Origin: Middle English
Root: coughen

Grammar

Verb typeregular (cough, coughs, coughed)

Examples

sore.

Here "cough" means to push air out of your throat.

"Coughs" is the form used with he, she, or it.

loudly .

"Coughed" is the past form of "cough".

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This word is part of lesson 29.