carouse
verb/kəˈraʊz/
/kəˈraʊz/
[intransitive] (literary)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they carouse | /kəˈraʊz/ /kəˈraʊz/ |
| he / she / it carouses | /kəˈraʊzɪz/ /kəˈraʊzɪz/ |
| past simple caroused | /kəˈraʊzd/ /kəˈraʊzd/ |
| past participle caroused | /kəˈraʊzd/ /kəˈraʊzd/ |
| -ing form carousing | /kəˈraʊzɪŋ/ /kəˈraʊzɪŋ/ |
- to spend time drinking alcohol, laughing and enjoying yourself in a noisy way with other people
- His paintings depict lively scenes of peasants carousing in crowded taverns.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: originally as an adverb meaning ‘right out, completely’ in the phrase drink carouse, from German gar aus trinken; hence ‘drink heavily, have a drinking bout’.Want to learn more?
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