rave – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to rave
Participle: raved
Gerund: raving

Cognates

-

Indicative

Subjunctive

Conditional

Imperative

you	rave
we	Let's rave
you	rave

Indicative

Conditional

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to speak or act in violent anger

foam at the mouth, frenzy, froth at the mouth, fume, let rip, lose it, rage, rampage, rant, see red, seethe, storm

to be insane

craze, have a few kangaroos loose in the top paddock, have a screw loose, have bats in one's belfry, have bats in the belfry, have squirrels in one's attic, have toys in the attic

praise

condemn, blame, censure, discommend

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1374, "to show signs of madness or delirium," from O.Fr. raver, variant of resver "to dream, wander, rave," of unknown origin (see reverie). The identical (in form) verb meaning "to wander, stray, rove" first appeared c.1300 in Scottish and northern dialect, and is probably from an unrelated Scand. word (cf. Icelandic rafa). Sense of "talk enthusiastically about" first recorded 1704. Noun meaning "rowdy party" is from 1960, though rave-up was British slang for "wild party" from 1940; specific modern sense of "mass party with loud, fast electronic music and often psychedelic drugs" is from 1989. Raver, from this sense, is first recorded 1991. Raving is attested from 1475; sense of "remarkable" is from 1841.
2. From Middle English raven (“to rave; talk like a madman”), from Old French raver, variant of resver, of uncertain origin. Compare rave below, and rove.

Verbs referencing "rave"

Dutch raven.

Sample Sentences