ruin


Definition: Meaning of, ruin in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈruːɪn /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
ruin ruined ruined
Present Participle Third Person Singular
ruining ruins
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  1. to spoil or destroy something completely
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  2. to make someone lose all their money
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Singular Plural
ruin ruins
  1. [uncountable] a situation in which you have lost all your money, your social position, or the good opinion that people had about you
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  2. [countable] also ruins the part of a building that is left after the rest has been destroyed
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  3. the ruins of something the parts of something such as an organization, system, or set of ideas that remain after the rest have been destroyed
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  4. be/lie in ruins if a building is in ruins, it has fallen down or been badly damaged
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  5. be/lie in ruins if someone's life, a country's ECONOMY etc is in ruins, it is affected by very great problems
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  6. fall into ruin also go to ruin if something goes to ruin, it gets damaged or destroyed because no one is taking care of it
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  7. be the ruin of somebody to make someone lose all their money, their good health, the good opinion that other people have of them etc
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