English · Common Verbs

laugh

/lɑːf/

[/lɑːf/]

to make sounds showing you are happy

Beginnerverb

Definition

Base form of 'laugh': to make sounds showing you are happy.

Example

It is good to laugh together with friends at the end of a long week.

It is good to laugh together with friends at the end of a long week.

Etymology

From Old English 'hlæhhan', of Germanic and imitative origin.

How & Where It’s Used

Used as the dictionary form after 'to' and with most present-tense subjects.

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