exclaim B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ɛkˈskleɪm/ See IPA manual Freq #25006 Meanings 1 verb To cry out or say something suddenly because of strong emotion. "What a beautiful view!" she exclaimed as we reached the top. 2 verb To state or announce something loudly and firmly. He exclaimed that he had never seen anything like it. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to cry out or say something... cry 2 verb · to state or announce... proclaim Word family Forms exclaimedexclaimingexclaims Derived forms exclaimer Etymology AI details From Middle French exclamer, from Latin exclāmō, exclāmāre (“call out”), from ex- + clāmō (“to call”). *kelh₁- Proto-Indo-European exclamer Middle French exclamo Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # exclaim **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɛkˈskleɪm/ **Frequency rank:** 25006 ## Meanings 1. To cry out or say something suddenly because of strong emotion. 2. To state or announce something loudly and firmly. ## Examples - "What a beautiful view!" she exclaimed as we reached the top. - He exclaimed that he had never seen anything like it. ## Derived Forms - exclaimer ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *kelh₁- - Root: exclamer - Root: exclamo ## Etymology From Middle French exclamer, from Latin exclāmō, exclāmāre (“call out”), from ex- + clāmō (“to call”). ## AI Etymology Exclaim comes from Middle French exclamer, from Latin exclāmō, exclāmāre (“call out”), from ex- + clāmō (“to call”). In current use, the main senses are “To cry out or say something suddenly because of strong emotion” and “To state or announce something loudly and firmly”. Its deeper ancestry includes Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown