- rave
- rave1 [reıv] v[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: raver [i]'to wander, talk wildly']1.) rave about/over sthto talk about something you enjoy or admire in an excited way= ↑enthuse▪ Now I understand why travelers rave about Lapland.▪ The customers were raving over our homemade chili.2.) to talk in an angry, uncontrolled, or crazy wayrave at▪ He started raving at merave on BrE▪ Lisa raved on about how awful it all was.▪ He was still ranting and raving the next morning.rave 2rave2 n1.) a big event where people dance to loud music with a strong beat and often take drugs▪ an all-night rave▪ rave music▪ rave parties→↑raver2.) strong praise for a new play, book etc▪ The play got raves from the critics.rave 3rave3 adjrave reviews/notices/reportsstrong praise for a new play, book etc, especially in a newspaper or magazinewin/receive/earn rave reviews▪ The performance earned them rave reviews from critics.
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.