rapt
rapt
deeply moved; enraptured; engrossed
Not to be confused with:
wrapped – covered, enveloped, or encased
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rapt
(răpt)adj.
1. Deeply moved or delighted; enraptured: listened to the speaker with rapt admiration.
2. Deeply absorbed; engrossed: was rapt in thought all evening.
[Middle English, carried away, from Latin raptus, past participle of rapere, to seize; see rep- in Indo-European roots.]
rapt·ly adv.
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rapt
(ræpt)adj
1. totally absorbed; engrossed; spellbound, esp through or as if through emotion: rapt with wonder.
2. characterized by or proceeding from rapture: a rapt smile.
[C14: from Latin raptus carried away, from rapere to seize; see rape1]
ˈraptly adv
rapt
(ræpt)adj
informal Austral and NZ very pleased; delighted. Also: wrapped
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rapt
(ræpt)adj.
1. deeply engrossed or absorbed: a rapt listener.
2. transported with emotion; enraptured.
3. indicative of or expressing rapture: a rapt smile.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin raptus seized, carried off, past participle of rapere; see rape1]
rapt′ly, adv.
rapt′ness, n.
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rapt
adjective
1. spellbound, entranced, enthralled, engrossed, held, gripped, fascinated, absorbed, intent, preoccupied, carried away I noticed that everyone was watching me with rapt attention.
spellbound bored, detached, unaffected, unmoved, uninterested, uninvolved, left cold
2. rapturous, enchanted, captivated, bewitched, sent, transported, delighted, charmed, ecstatic, blissful, ravished, enraptured, blissed out He held his audience rapt.
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rapt
adjectiveHaving one's thoughts fully occupied:
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Translations
مُنْتَشٍ، في حالَة إعْجاب وانْبِهار
uchvácený
betaget
elmerült
heillaîur
kupinas pasigėrėjimosusižavėjęs
aizgrābts
uchvátený
büyülenmişkendinden geçmiş
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rapt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
rapt
[ræpt] adj (person, face, expression) → rapito/a; (silence, attention) → profondo/a
to be rapt in contemplation → essere in estatica contemplazione
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rapt
(rӕpt) adjectivefascinated (usually in admiration). He listened to the speaker with rapt attention.
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