ralph
/ɹælf/
ralph verb: to vomit.
Verb
ralph (third-person singular simple present ralphs, present participle ralphing, simple past and past participle ralphed)
- To vomit.
Noun
ralph (plural ralphs)
- A raven.
Proper noun capitalized: Ralph
IPA/ˈɹælf/
Ralph
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- There were none fine but Adam, Ralph, and Gregory: / The rest were ragged, old, and beggarlyc. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- Regarding the correct pronunciation, especially of the name Ralph: according to a friend at the BBC, the possibilities of this name - either aristocratic 'Rafe' or vulgar, almost Australasian 'Ralff' - lie in its potential for wilful mispronunciation against type. I saw him cast confusion into an...1998 The Spectator, 7 March 1998, page 55 ("Dear Mary...")
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- Fictional person used in references to vomiting.
- He's outside calling Ralph [i.e. vomiting].
- An unincorporated community in Harding County, South Dakota, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia, United States.
ralph meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
ralph in Hindi
- राल्फ
ralph in Tamil
- ரால்ஃப்
ralph in Marathi
- राल्फला, राॅल्फला
ralph in Urdu
- رالف
More languagesFewer languages
- ralph in Bengali
- রাল্ফকে, রাল্ফ, রাল্ফ-এর কাছে
- ralph in Telugu
- రాల్ఫ్, రాల్ఫ్కు
- ralph in Malayalam
- റാൽഫിലേക്ക്, റാലഫിലേക്ക്, റാല്ഫിലേക്ക്
- ralph in Kannada
- ರಾಲ್ಫ್ಗೆ, ರಾಲ್ಫ್
- ralph in Punjabi
- ਰਾਲ੍ਫ, ਰੱਲਫ, ਰਾਲਫ
- ralph in Gujarati
- રાલ્ફને, રાલ્ફ
- ralph in Odia
- ରାଲ୍ଫକୁ, ରାଲ୍ଫ୍, ରାଲ୍ଫ୍କୁ
- ralph in Nepali
- राल्फलाई, टु राल्फ
Examples of ralph in a sentence
- Ralph was a dutiful child, and took the trash out without being told.
- Ralph, it's your turn to pack up the bowl.
- Ralph enjoys life as a working stiff, though Vanellope is growing bored with her racing-world domination.
Forms of ralph
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | ralphs |
| present participle | ralphing |
| past participle | ralphed |
| past | ralphed |
| alternative form | rauf |
| alternative form | rolf |
| Noun | |
| plural | ralphs |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative surname | Rawle |
Origin of ralph
US 1960s, of uncertain origin, apparently derived from a use of the male name Ralph, but perhaps imitative.
From Middle English Radulf, from Old English Rǣdwulf (also as Raulf), from Proto-West Germanic *Rādawulf, from Proto-Germanic *Rēdawulfaz. Reinforced by similar forms brought to England, e.g. Old Norse Ráðúlfr, then in the Norman form Old French Radulf, Radulph. For the sense relating to vomiting, see ralph.
Words formed from ralph
Phrases with ralph
Words that rhyme with ralph
Questions about ralph
- What does ralph mean?
- Ralph means to vomit.
- What is ralph in Hindi?
- Ralph in Hindi is राल्फ. See Ralph meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ralph?
- Ralph can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce ralph?
- Ralph is pronounced /ɹælf/.
- What is the past tense of ralph?
- The past tense of ralph is ralphed.
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