/lɑːf/
Translation
To make happy sounds with your voice when something is funny.
Word origin
From Old English hlæhhan, copying the sound people make when they laugh.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- hlaehhan
Grammar
Examples
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"Laugh" means to make happy sounds when something is funny.
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"Laughs" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Laughed" is the past form of "laugh".
When you laugh, you make happy sounds with your voice because something is funny. It often comes with a smile. The opposite feeling is to cry when you are sad.
Where this fits
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5 min read · Core 5000
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8 min read · Core 5000
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