Definition

1. 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

1. be received or understood
2. sound with resonance
   • The sound resonates well in this theater