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# rave

verb (rave, raves, raved, raving); noun (a rave, raves); adjective (rave — rave reviews)

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

## Everyday

1. To talk with great excitement and praise about something you like: «She raved about the film.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rave/#m1)
2. To talk wildly or angrily, as if not thinking clearly: «He was raving about aliens.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rave/#m2)
3. (noun) A big party with loud electronic dance music, often all night, mainly for adults. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rave/#m3)
4. (adjective) Full of praise: «The show got rave reviews.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rave/#m4)
5. (UK slang, old) «Raving mad» means completely crazy; «a raver» is someone who goes to raves or loves partying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rave/#m5)

### In the lessons

In everyday life people rave about food, games and books; in reviews «rave reviews» means critics loved it; in stories raving characters seem angry or confused. Phrases: «rave about», «rave reviews», «stark raving mad», «go to a rave».

### Examples

- Everyone is raving about the new burger place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rave/#x1)
- The play got rave reviews in the papers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rave/#x2)
- He was raving about how unfair the referee was. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rave/#x3)
- My older cousin went to a rave and danced till morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rave/#x4)
- Mum raved about the view from the top of the hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rave/#x5)
- The storm made the sea rave against the rocks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rave/#x6)
- «Stark raving mad» is an old way of saying completely crazy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rave/#x7)
- I thought you had something really interesting to tell me instead of raving about some unknown damsel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rave/#x8)

### Note

Countable noun (a rave, raves). «Rave about» or «rave over» = praise loudly. Raves are adult events; they are often noisy and late at night. Do not confuse with «raven» (a large black bird).

## In Jewish tradition

It means a loud, wild cry from someone who is drunk or not in his right mind.

**Interpretation.** Proverbs links drunkenness to confusion and quarrels. Isaiah calls the useless watchmen dreamers who lie around.

### Examples

- Who crieth: 'Woe'? who: 'Alas'? who hath contentions? who hath raving? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? (Writings PRO.23.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rave/#x1)
- His watchmen are all blind, without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; raving, lying down, loving to slumber. (Prophets ISA.56.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rave/#x2)

### Note

Countable noun (a rave, raves). «Rave about» or «rave over» = praise loudly. Raves are adult events; they are often noisy and late at night. Do not confuse with «raven» (a large black bird).

## On Mova

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