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Rained vs Reigned - What's the difference?

rained | reigned |

As verbs the difference between rained and reigned

is that rained is (rain) while reigned is (reign).

rained

English

Verb

(head)
  • (rain)

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    rain

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Condensed water falling from a cloud.
    • We've been having a lot of rain lately .
    The rains came late that year.
  • (figuratively) Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
  • (figuratively) An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.
    • A rain of mortar fire fell on our trenches.

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Usage notes

    * shower, downpour, drop are some of the words used to count rain.

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    en verb)
  • (impersonal) To have rain fall from the sky.
    • It will rain today.
  • To fall as or like rain.
  • * Shakespeare
    • The rain it raineth every day.
    Tears rained from her eyes.
  • To fall in large quantities.
    • Bombs rained from the sky.
  • To issue (something) in large quantities.
    • The boxer rained punches on his opponent's head.

    Derived terms

    * Also see * it never rains but it pours * rain cats and dogs, rain dogs and cats * rain down * rain off

    See also

    * drizzle * hail * mizzle * precipitation * serein * shower * sleet * snow * storm *

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    reigned

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (reign)
  • * 1611, , 2 Samuel 8:15,
    • And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.[http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=Kjv2Sam.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=8&division=div1]
  • * 1952, , Thomas Nelson & Sons, 2 Samuel 8:15,
    • So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered justice and equity to all his people.[http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=Rsv2Sam.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=8&division=div1]

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