Resonate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹɛz.əˌneɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Resonate is a verb meaning To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration.
Meaning
To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration.
More Meanings
- (figurative) To have an effect or impact; to influence; to engender support.
- (figurative) To agree or sympathise, not necessarily perfectly, usually with an emotion, an attitude, or an intellectual position.
Example Sentences
His words resonated with the crowd.
The books on top of the piano resonate when he plays certain notes.
Because of Reddit's voting system, the visibility of content is dependent on how the content resonates with Redditors.
The Letters' account of Dolghurucki's hopeless entanglement in the politics of the imperial accession resonated with her readers, and Vigor's story becomes a minor set piece of Russian histories in the eighteenth century.
Word Forms
- resonates
- resonating
- resonated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include resound, echo, ring, consent, vibrate, resonicate.
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