Meaning & use
raving about you
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Meaning
phrasefixed phraseinformal
Talking with great enthusiasm and praise about someone, often in a way that seems excessive.
Grammar: Used as a verb phrase; the subject is the person who is speaking enthusiastically, and 'about you' specifies the person being praised.
Patterns
- be raving about someone
- rave about someone
She's been raving about you ever since the party.
All the critics are raving about you, so your performance must have been amazing.
He kept raving about you to everyone at the office.
Common combinations
- rave about someone
- The boss raved about her presentation.
- raving fan
- He's a raving fan of that band.
- rave reviews
- The play got rave reviews from critics.
Synonyms and how they differ
- praise
- Praise is more neutral and can be used in formal contexts; raving about is more informal and suggests strong enthusiasm.
- enthuse
- Enthuse is slightly more formal and often used in writing; raving about is more conversational.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: raving about you or raging about you?
raving about you vs raging about you
Raging about you means being very angry about you, which is the opposite of raving about you.
Practice
After the concert, all my friends were ___ you—they loved your singing!
Choose one answer.
The phrase 'raving about' means speaking very enthusiastically about someone. 'Raging about' means being angry, which does not fit the positive context. 'Raving at' and 'raving to' are not used in this fixed phrase.
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