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   rapt

   /rapt/

   adjective

   • 1. completely fascinated or absorbed by what one is seeing or hearing: "a rapt teenage audience" Similar fascinatedenthralledspellboundcaptivatedrivetedgrippedmesmerizedenchantedentrancedcharmedbewitchedtransportedenrapturedthrilledecstaticrapturousinformal:blissed outOpposite uninterestedinattentive
   • ▪ characterized by a state of fascination: "they listened with rapt attention" Similar engrossedabsorbedlostpreoccupiedin a brown studyintent
   • ▪ filled with an intense and pleasurable emotion; enraptured: "she shut her eyes and seemed rapt with desire" Similar fascinatedenthralledspellboundcaptivatedrivetedgrippedmesmerizedenchantedentrancedcharmedbewitchedtransportedenrapturedthrilledecstaticrapturousinformal:blissed outOpposite uninterestedinattentive
   • ▪ another term for wrapped informal Australian, New Zealand
   • 2. having been carried away bodily or transported to heaven: archaic "he was rapt on high"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘transported by religious feeling’): from Latin raptus ‘seized’, past participle of rapere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. raptly adverb
   • 2. raptness noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRAPT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   RAPT is an adjective that means giving complete attention, or showing complete involvement, or (of attention) complete. It can also mean extremely happy or excited in Australian English. See definitions, synonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

     RAPT meaning: 1. giving complete attention, or showing...

   • Znaczenie Rapt, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     RAPT definicja: 1. giving complete attention, or showing...

   • Rapt: Danish Translation

     rapt - translate into Danish with the English-Danish...

   • Rapt: Indonesian Translation

     rapt translate: terpesona. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Rapt: Czech Translation

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   • Rapt: Norwegian Translation

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   • Rapt in Simplified Chinese

     RAPT translate: 专心致志的；全神贯注的；全身心投入的, 极高兴的;极兴奋的. Learn more in...

   • Traditional

     RAPT translate: 專心致志的；全神貫注的；全身心投入的, 極高興的;極興奮的. Learn more in...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › raptRapt Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Rapt is an adjective that means lifted up and carried away, transported with emotion, or wholly absorbed. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of rapt from Merriam-Webster.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRAPT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 meanings: 1. totally absorbed; engrossed; spellbound, esp through or as if through emotion 2. characterized by or proceeding.... Click for more definitions.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › raptRAPT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   RAPT can mean deeply engrossed or absorbed, transported with emotion, or showing or proceeding from rapture. It can also be an informal way of saying very pleased or delighted.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRAPT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   RAPT means giving complete attention, or showing complete involvement, or (of attention) complete. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see synonyms and translations, and read examples from various sources.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › raptRapt - definition of rapt by The Free Dictionary

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   Rapt means deeply moved, enraptured, or engrossed, often in admiration or emotion. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of rapt, and see related words and expressions.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrapt adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Rapt means so interested in one particular thing that you are not aware of anything else. See examples, synonyms, pronunciation and word origin of rapt.