resonate
/'rezəneit/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To produce or be filled with a deep, full, reverberating sound: To continue to sound or vibrate with a clear, rich tone after the original source has stopped.
- To evoke or suggest a feeling, memory, or idea strongly: To have a particular meaning or emotional importance that connects deeply with someone.
- (Physics) To exhibit or cause resonance: To increase the amplitude of oscillations when subjected to a periodic force of the same frequency as the system's natural frequency.
Examples of Usage
- Verb (Sound):
- The singer's voice resonated throughout the concert hall.
- The bell resonated for several seconds after it was struck.
- Verb (Emotional/Intellectual Connection):
- Her message about kindness resonated with the audience.
- That idea doesn't resonate with me; I find it unconvincing.
- Verb (Physics):
- The crystal glass resonated at a specific frequency when tapped.
Advanced Usage
- "to resonate with someone": To be meaningful or significant to a person; to create a feeling of shared understanding or sympathy.
- The character's struggle for justice resonated with many readers.
- "to resonate within something": To fill a space with sound or a particular quality.
- A sense of calm resonated within the ancient temple.
Variants and Related Words
- Resonance (n): The quality of being deep, full, and reverberating; the reinforcement or prolongation of sound by reflection or synchronous vibration.
- The resonance of the cello filled the room.
- Resonant (adj): (Of a sound) deep, clear, and continuing to sound or ring; having the ability to evoke or suggest images, memories, or emotions.
- He spoke in a resonant baritone voice.
- The story is resonant with themes of hope.
- Resonator (n): A device or object that exhibits resonance, especially one used to produce sound waves of a specific frequency.
- The guitar's body acts as a resonator.
Synonyms
- Reverberate: To be repeated several times as an echo; to resound.
- Echo: (Of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped.
- Vibrate: To move continuously and rapidly to and fro.
- Strike a chord: To cause someone to feel sympathy, emotion, or enthusiasm.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions
(Note: "Resonate" is not typically used in standard phrasal verb constructions. Its primary patterns are "resonate with" and "resonate within/through," which are prepositional phrases.) - Resonate with: To be in harmony or agreement with; to produce a positive emotional response in. - His vision for the company resonates with the employees' values.
Related Idioms
- To strike/hit a resonant chord: To strongly affect someone's feelings or memories. (This idiom is related in meaning but does not use the word "resonate" directly).
- The documentary about family struck a resonant chord with viewers.
Verb
- be received or understood
- sound with resonance
- The sound resonates well in this theater