rebecca

/ɹɪˈbɛkə/

name 1noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

able, all, excited, loved, maladaptive, present

Rebecca was so excited about her first day at the new school.

VERB + REBECCA

asked, behold, buried, called, gave, hunting, made, name

I asked Rebecca if she wanted to join us for dinner tonight.

REBECCA + NOUN

becky, gadzama, isaac, jacob, maids, rosalind, roxane, ruth

Rebecca and her maids prepared the house for the family's arrival next week.

PREP.

from, in, up, with

Rebecca came up with a brilliant idea for the school project last week.

ADV.

also, exceedingly

Rebecca was exceedingly nervous about her job interview the next morning.

Definitions

name

A female given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew], in regular use since the Reformation.

And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac; (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

They would say, if 'twas Rebecca, That she is a little Quaker.

noun

One who protested in the Rebecca Riots; a Rebeccaite.

Colonel George Rice Trevor testified that the Rebeccas attacked poor-houses as well as tollgates.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — (Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau

rebekah

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

They would say, if 'twas Rebecca, That she is a little Quaker.

Wiktionary

"What's her name?" I asked. "Rebecca. Rebecca Valentine." The name Rebecca excited me. I had always wanted to meet a woman called Rebecca—and not Becky. (Rebecca, Ruth, Roxane, Rosalind, Frederika, Ur

Wiktionary

Colonel George Rice Trevor testified that the Rebeccas attacked poor-houses as well as tollgates.

Wiktionary

Rebecca gets up exceedingly early every day.

Tatoeba · #37781

Rebecca has at least two daughters.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, rebecca is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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