rebound
verb/rɪˈbaʊnd/
/rɪˈbaʊnd/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they rebound | /rɪˈbaʊnd/ /rɪˈbaʊnd/ |
| he / she / it rebounds | /rɪˈbaʊndz/ /rɪˈbaʊndz/ |
| past simple rebounded | /rɪˈbaʊndɪd/ /rɪˈbaʊndɪd/ |
| past participle rebounded | /rɪˈbaʊndɪd/ /rɪˈbaʊndɪd/ |
| -ing form rebounding | /rɪˈbaʊndɪŋ/ /rɪˈbaʊndɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] rebound (from/off something) to bounce back after hitting something
- The ball rebounded from the goalpost and Podolski headed it in.
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- [intransitive] rebound (on somebody) (formal) if something that you do rebounds on you, it has an unpleasant effect on you, especially when the effect was intended for somebody else synonym backfire
- [intransitive] (business) (of prices, etc.) to rise again after they have fallen synonym bounce back
- Share prices rebounded after Friday’s losses.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French rebondir, from re- ‘back’ + bondir ‘bounce up’.
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