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rapt

How to use rapt in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for rapt.

Editorial note

The folks that could hold an audience in rapt attention reading a phone book.

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Quick take

feeling great rapture or delight

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

feeling great rapture or delight

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for rapt.

Example sentences

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The folks that could hold an audience in rapt attention reading a phone book.

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It was held in our school grounds, which was full with about a 1000 people, with students, teachers & parents, all listening to his speech with rapt attention.

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[1]I clicked on it being tangentially interested in GPUs and ended up watching all the lectures within the next few days with rapt attention.

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It throws that up after you vote, presumably to make you broadcast this very important poll to the universe of rapt followers we all have.

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Sorry, but everybody * is not * a nerd until they're reading articles on beam-forming with wifi antennas with rapt attention.

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I am just learning some of these machine learning tools and am rapt, so forgive me for asking, but would you be able to explain a little about what you are doing?How are you generating features?

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I'm pretty sure any business offering to expand facilities, add thousands of jobs, and increase tax base by a lot while staying inside city limits would have the same kind of rapt attention.

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From the page" A hint of Facebooks importance in our universe was the rapt attention paid to last weeks F8 developer conference, where Mark Zuckerberg announced some earth-shattering changes to profile pages and some new buttons and such.

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I know you wanted to skip over the details to get the heart of your problem, but amnesia is one of the most interesting aliments I know of, and if you feel comfortable sharing any of the details, I'll read them in rapt attention without sharing any pushy opinions or giving un-asked-for advice!

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use rapt in a sentence?

The folks that could hold an audience in rapt attention reading a phone book.

What does rapt mean?

feeling great rapture or delight

What part of speech is rapt?

rapt is commonly used as adjective.