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laughed

v.
A1 Beginner US //ˈɫæft// UK //lˈɑːfd// laughed

v. made a happy sound with your voice and moved your face because something was funny. It is the past tense of laugh.

v. produced an audible vocal expression of amusement, joy, or derision. The past tense and past participle form of the intransitive verb laugh.


SIMPLE

She laughed at the funny joke.

CONTEXTUAL

The audience laughed loudly when the comedian tripped over his own feet during the opening act.

COMPLEX

Although the situation was objectively dire, they laughed together in the rain, finding a brief moment of shared humanity amidst the chaos of the afternoon.

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The verb is intransitive and typically takes the preposition 'at' when directed toward a specific person or thing.

Pitfall

He laughed me.He laughed at me.Laugh is intransitive and requires the preposition 'at' to connect to an object of amusement.

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