random

Definitions


[ˈrandəm], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- made, done, or happening without method or conscious decision
(e.g: apparently random violence)

- unfamiliar or unspecified
(e.g: are you going to take some random guy on Twitter's word?)


Phrases:
- at random

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘impetuous headlong rush’): from Old French randon ‘great speed’, from randir ‘gallop’, from a Germanic root shared by rand


[ˈrandəm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an unknown, unspecified, or odd person
(e.g: I just sat down by myself and talked to some randoms)


Phrases:
- at random

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘impetuous headlong rush’): from Old French randon ‘great speed’, from randir ‘gallop’, from a Germanic root shared by rand




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