rapt

[rapt]

To be rapt is to be carried away, caught up, or otherwise engrossed in something. If a performer is really good or particularly mesmerizing, the audience will be totally rapt.

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imp. & p. p. of Rap, to snatch away.

Adjective S.
wholly absorbed as in thought; "deep in thought"; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "the book had her totally engrossed"; "enwrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder";

Adjective S.
deeply moved; "sat completely still, enraptured by the music"; "listened with rapt admiration"; "rapt in reverie"



of Rap


imp. & p. p. of Rap, to snatch away.

a.
Snatched away; hurried away or along.

a.
Transported with love, admiration, delight, etc.; enraptured.

a.
Wholly absorbed or engrossed, as in work or meditation.

a.
An ecstasy; a trance.

a.
Rapidity.

v. t.
To transport or ravish.

v. t.
To carry away by force.


Rapt

Rapt , imp. & p. p. of Rap, to snatch away.

Rapt

Rapt, a. 1. Snatched away; hurried away or along.
Waters rapt with whirling away.
2. Transported with love, admiration, delight, etc.; enraptured. "The rapt musician." Longfellow. 3. Wholly absorbed or engrossed, as in work or meditation. "Rapt in secret studies." Shak.

Rapt

Rapt, n. [From F. rapt abduction, rape, L. raptus, fr. rapere to seize and carry off, to transport; or fr. E. rapt, a. See Rapt, a., and Rapid.] 1. An ecstasy; a trance. [Obs.] Bp. Morton. 2. Rapidity. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Rapt

Rapt, v. i. 1. To transport or ravish. [Obs.] Drayton. 2. To carry away by force. [Obs.] Daniel.

imp. & p. p. of Rap, to snatch away.

Snatched away; hurried away or along.

An ecstasy; a trance.

To transport or ravish.

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Usage Examples

He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead his eyes are closed.

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