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# rapt

adjective (rapt)

«rapt» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. So interested in something that you notice nothing else, as in «rapt attention». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapt/#m1)
2. Filled with deep joy or wonder, carried away by a feeling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapt/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories it tells the reader a character is spellbound: children listen with rapt attention to a story. In The Wind in the Willows, in «The Piper at the Gates of Dawn», the Rat stands rapt, listening to the far-off music of Pan's pipes, and Mole is rapt with awe. At school, teachers hope for rapt attention. Phrases: «rapt attention», «listen rapt», «rapt in thought».

### Examples

- The children listened with rapt attention to the story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapt/#x1)
- The Rat stood rapt, hearing the music of the pipes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapt/#x2)
- She watched the fireworks with a rapt face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapt/#x3)
- He was rapt in thought and did not hear the bell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapt/#x4)
- The audience sat rapt as the magician worked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapt/#x5)
- Mole gazed in rapt wonder at the Friend on the island. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapt/#x6)
- The baby was rapt, watching the fish in the tank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapt/#x7)

### Note

Homophones: «wrapped» (covered in paper) and «rapped» (knocked, or did rap music) sound the same. Not «rapped attention». Related noun: rapture.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rapt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapt/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rapt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rapt.html) on Mova free.