rim
verb/rɪm/
/rɪm/
[often passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they rim | /rɪm/ /rɪm/ |
| he / she / it rims | /rɪmz/ /rɪmz/ |
| past simple rimmed | /rɪmd/ /rɪmd/ |
| past participle rimmed | /rɪmd/ /rɪmd/ |
| -ing form rimming | /ˈrɪmɪŋ/ /ˈrɪmɪŋ/ |
- rim something to form an edge around somethingWord OriginOld English rima ‘a border, coast’; compare with Old Norse rimi ‘ridge, strip of land’ (the only known cognate).
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
rim