Meaning of "rake" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RAKE

Old English raca; related to Old Norse raka, Old High German rehho a rake, Gothic rikan to heap up, Latin rogus funeral pile.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF RAKE

rake  [reɪk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAKE

Rake is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb rake in English.

WHAT DOES RAKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rake

Rake may refer to: ▪ Rake, a horticultural implement, a long-handled tool with tines ▪ Rake or hay rake, a farm implement ▪ Rake, the caster angle of a bicycle or motorcycle ▪ Rake angle, a parameter in machining and cutting geometry ▪ Rake, a cellular automaton pattern that moves while regularly emitting spaceships ▪ Rake, a man habituated to immoral conduct ▪ Rake, the commission taken by a casino when hosting a poker game ▪ Rake, the angle between a feature on a bedding plane and the strike line in geology ▪ Rake receiver, a radio receiver ▪ Rake, a variant of the make program coded in the Ruby programming language ▪ Rake, a physical railway train made up of coaches, or a coupled group of coaches ▪ Rake, the artificial slope of a theatre stage ▪ The Rake, a short story about a cryptid named The Rake that mauls people in their sleep...

Definition of rake in the English dictionary

The first definition of rake in the dictionary is a hand implement consisting of a row of teeth set in a headpiece attached to a long shaft and used for gathering hay, straw, leaves, etc, or for smoothing loose earth. Other definition of rake is any of several mechanical farm implements equipped with rows of teeth or rotating wheels mounted with tines and used to gather hay, straw, etc. Rake is also any of various implements similar in shape or function, such as a tool for drawing out ashes from a furnace.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RAKE

PRESENT

Present

I rake

you rake

he/she/it rakes

we rake

you rake

they rake

Present continuous

I am raking

you are raking

he/she/it is raking

we are raking

you are raking

they are raking

Present perfect

I have raked

you have raked

he/she/it has raked

we have raked

you have raked

they have raked

Present perfect continuous

I have been raking

you have been raking

he/she/it has been raking

we have been raking

you have been raking

they have been raking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I raked

you raked

he/she/it raked

we raked

you raked

they raked

Past continuous

I was raking

you were raking

he/she/it was raking

we were raking

you were raking

they were raking

Past perfect

I had raked

you had raked

he/she/it had raked

we had raked

you had raked

they had raked

Past perfect continuous

I had been raking

you had been raking

he/she/it had been raking

we had been raking

you had been raking

they had been raking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will rake

you will rake

he/she/it will rake

we will rake

you will rake

they will rake

Future continuous

I will be raking

you will be raking

he/she/it will be raking

we will be raking

you will be raking

they will be raking

Future perfect

I will have raked

you will have raked

he/she/it will have raked

we will have raked

you will have raked

they will have raked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been raking

you will have been raking

he/she/it will have been raking

we will have been raking

you will have been raking

they will have been raking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would rake

you would rake

he/she/it would rake

we would rake

you would rake

they would rake

Conditional continuous

I would be raking

you would be raking

he/she/it would be raking

we would be raking

you would be raking

they would be raking

Conditional perfect

I would have rake

you would have rake

he/she/it would have rake

we would have rake

you would have rake

they would have rake

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been raking

you would have been raking

he/she/it would have been raking

we would have been raking

you would have been raking

they would have been raking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you rake
we let´s rake
you rake

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to rake

Past participle

raked

Present Participle

raking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «RAKE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «rake» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of rake

abrade · break up · collect · comb · debauchee · enfilade · examine · flatten · forage · fossick · gather · graze · harrow · hoe · hunt · lacerate · lecher · level · libertine · pepper · playboy · profligate · rakehell · ransack · remove · scan · scour · scrape · scrape together · scratch · scrutinize · search · sensualist · smooth · strafe · swinger · voluptuary

TRANSLATION OF RAKE

Find out the translation of rake to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of rake from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rake» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 耙子
• Translator English - Spanish: rastrillo
• English: rake
• Translator English - Hindi: रेक
• Translator English - Arabic: مِدَمَّة
• Translator English - Russian: грабли
• Translator English - Portuguese: rastelo
• Translator English - Bengali: মই দিয়া আহরণ করা
• Translator English - French: râteau
• Translator English - Malay: Meraih
• Translator English - German: Harke
• Translator English - Japanese: 熊手
• Translator English - Korean: 갈퀴
• Translator English - Javanese: Rake
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cái cào
• Translator English - Tamil: ரேக்
• Translator English - Marathi: दंताळे
• Translator English - Turkish: tırmık
• Translator English - Italian: rastrello
• Translator English - Polish: grabie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: граблі
• Translator English - Romanian: greblă
• Translator English - Greek: τσουγκράνα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: hark
• Translator English - Swedish: kratta
• Translator English - Norwegian: rive

7 QUOTES WITH «RAKE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rake.

1

Dan Buettner

Inconvenience yourself: ditch the remote, the garage door opener, the leaf-blower; buy a bike, broom, rake, and snow shovel.

2

Eugene Chadbourne

I play these sort of comical instruments I invented, like the electric rake and the electric plunger. I do a lot of almost stand-up comedy material. Just the juxtaposition of the different styles in itself sometimes is funny. Like, I do sort of an acoustic version of 'Purple Haze' that has some bluegrass licks in it.

3

Eugene Chadbourne

Can you imagine a guy breaking into your car, and he steals your guitar case 'cause he thinks it's a guitar, and he gets it home and opens it up and there's a rake inside it, an electric toilet plunger and a dog skull? That actually happened.

4

Mithun Chakraborty

Many Hindi films that are Tamil remakes rake in huge moolah in Bollywood.

5

Al Feldstein

I used to say, 'Mad' takes on both sides.' We even used to rake the hippies over the coals. They were protesting the Vietnam War, but we took aspects of their culture and had fun with it. 'Mad' was wide open.

6

Pete Seeger

I live in the country, so I get a fair amount of exercise. We heat our house with wood, so I split wood. We also live on a steep hill, and I have to rake and put in cross-stitches to keep the road from washing out when there's a big rain.

7

Henny Youngman

While playing golf today I hit two good balls. I stepped on a rake.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAKE»

Discover the use of rake in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rake and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake

A lady does not smoke cheroot.

Sarah MacLean, 2012

My Regelence Rake

Before you find your prince, you have to kiss your share of rakes.

J.L. Langley, 2012

Ba Zi Jie Xi = A Talk on Rake Fist

The collection of "Just So" stories includes explanations such as how the skunk got its stripe, how the snake lost its legs, and how the pug dog got its flat nose.

Peter Jaw, 2006

Never Romance a Rake

In this sizzling third book in New York Times bestselling author Liz Carlyle's compelling historical trilogy, a cynical rake joins a sinister game of cards with dangerously seductive stakes.

Liz Carlyle, 2008

Igor Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress

The Rake's Progress is Stravinsky's biggest work and one of the few great operas written since the 1920s, rare too for the unusual quality of its libretto, by Auden and Kallman.

Paul Griffiths, 1982

Never Trust a Rake

Rumor has it that the Earl of Deben, the most notorious rake in Londoon and in need of an heir, has set aside his penchant for married mistresses and turned his skilled hand to seducing innocents!

Annie Burrows, 2013

Rake's Ransom

Claibourne never gave something for nothing. And in the case of the deliciously appealing Jacelyn, he'd hold her reputation hostage...for a rake's ransom.

Barbara Metzger, 2012

Gentleman Revolutionary: Gouverneur Morris, the Rake Who ...

Since 1996, Richard Brookhiser has devoted himself to recovering the Founding for modern Americans.

Richard Brookhiser, 2008

Notorious Rake, Innocent Lady

Determined not to enter into a forced marriage, Julia could see no way out--unless she were to become a ruined woman!

Bronwyn Scott, 2008

How to Ravish a Rake

SCANDALOUS DESIRES .

Vicky Dreiling, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rake is used in the context of the following news items.

Michael Rake leaves Barclays days after ousting chief executive …

Sir Michael Rake insisted it was he – not Barclays chairman John McFarlane – who orchestrated Antony Jenkins' departure. Photograph: Micha Theiner /City ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

John McFarlane and Sir Michael Rake: Meet the men behind the …

The other figure that looms large in the story of Jenkins's departure is the deputy chairman and senior independent director at Barclays, Sir Michael Rake. «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»

Authorities say man shot by Azusa police wielded rake and shovel

The officers chased him down to a driveway, where the man allegedly threw a rake at police. After the rake, the man picked up a shovel and started swinging it, ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»

Tennessee Couple Stabs Neighbor With Rake Over 'Loud Sex …

Erin Brooke Lawson allegedly later “hit him with a rake and broke the handle” and then stabbed the neighbor with the jagged rake handle after it broke, Galin ... «The Inquisitr, Jun 15»

EU vote: time for business 'to turn up the volume', says CBI boss

Sir Mike Rake, president of the CBI, will say that the "time is ripe for reform" of the UK's place in Europe as he urges business "to turn up the volume" as the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»

Time to Rake in the Cash? What I've Learned From Funding My …

Time to Rake in the Cash? What I've Learned From Funding My Startup. May 18, 2015. 3,480 views; 179 Likes; 12 Comments. Share on LinkedIn · Share on ... «Pulse, May 15»

Sand Art Robot Rakes Giant Beach Sketches

San Francisco artist Andres Amador makes monumental designs on the beach with naught but a rake and some wet sand. He's mindblowingly good at sand ... «Singularity Hub, Jan 15»

Scientists: Be Lazy, Don't Rake Leaves

If you're too persnickety to have a leave-strewn lawn all winter, rake them off the lawn but into your plant and flower beds, the post suggests. Composting is a ... «Newser, Nov 14»

Carlyle enlists Sir Michael Rake to drive planned RAC flotation

Carlyle has enlisted Sir Michael Rake, the president of the Confederation of British Industry, to spearhead the planned flotation of the RAC in a move to attract ... «Financial Times, Aug 14»

Berkeley man critical after head impaled on rake

BERKELEY – A man remained in critical condition Friday after his head was impaled on a metal garden rake and a Holiday City man is charged with aggravated ... «Asbury Park Press, Aug 14»