resonate
verb /ˈrezəneɪt/
/ˈrezəneɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they resonate | /ˈrezəneɪt/ /ˈrezəneɪt/ |
| he / she / it resonates | /ˈrezəneɪts/ /ˈrezəneɪts/ |
| past simple resonated | /ˈrezəneɪtɪd/ /ˈrezəneɪtɪd/ |
| past participle resonated | /ˈrezəneɪtɪd/ /ˈrezəneɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form resonating | /ˈrezəneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈrezəneɪtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (of a voice, an instrument, etc.) to make a deep, clear sound that continues for a long time
- Her voice resonated through the theatre.
- [intransitive] (of a place) to be filled with sound; to make a sound continue longer synonym resound
- The body of the violin acts as a resonating chamber and makes the sound louder.
- resonate with something The room resonated with the chatter of 100 people.
- [intransitive] resonate (with somebody/something) to remind somebody of something; to be similar to what somebody thinks or believes
- These issues resonated with the voters.
- His speech resonated with the fears and suspicions of his audience.
- [intransitive] resonate (with something) (literary) to be full of a particular quality or feeling
- She makes a simple story resonate with complex themes and emotions.
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Latin resonat- ‘resounded’, from the verb resonare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + sonare ‘to sound’.