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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
rain
/ɹeɪn/
noun1 of 2
drops of water that fall out of clouds in the sky
- “It's been raining off and on since early this morning.”Tatoeba
- “I wonder how long this rain will go on for.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To issue (something) in large quantities.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)