Rote definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

rote · a stringed musical instrument with a long neck (usually fretted) and a circular drumlike body overlaid with parchment, plucked with the fingers or a ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'rote'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× rote (roʊt ) uncountablenoun[NOUNnoun,byN] Rotelearningorlearningbyroteislearningthingsbyrepeatingthemwithoutthinkingaboutthemortryingtounderstandthem. Heisveryscepticalaboutthevalueofrotelearning. Youaremerelyrecitingfactsthatyouhavelearnedbyrote. COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'rote' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'rote' WordList'instrument' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Pankhurst' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency roteinBritishEnglish1 (rəʊt ) noun1. ahabitualormechanicalroutineorprocedure 2. Seebyrote CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC14:originunknown WordFrequency roteinBritishEnglish2 (rəʊt ) noun anancientviolin-likemusicalinstrument;crwth CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC13:fromOldFrenchrote,ofGermanicorigin;relatedtoOldHighGermanrotta,MiddleDutchrotte WordFrequency roteinAmericanEnglish1 (roʊt ) noun afixed,mechanicalwayofdoingsomething;routine Idioms:byrote Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginME WordFrequency roteinAmericanEnglish2 (roʊt ) noun thesoundofthesurfbeatingontheshore Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Wordoriginprob.viaMEdial.Welshcrwth,crowd2 WordFrequency roteinAmericanEnglish1 (rout) noun1. routine;afixed,habitual,ormechanicalcourseofprocedure theroteofdailyliving 2. Seebyrote Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Wordorigin[1275–1325;ME;ofobscureorig.] WordFrequency roteinAmericanEnglish2 (rout) nounMusiccrowd2.Also:rota,rotta,rotte Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Wordorigin[1350–1400;ME‹OF‹Frankish*hrota(cf.OHGhruozza);akintocrowd2] WordFrequency roteinAmericanEnglish3 (rout) nounthesoundofwavesbreakingontheshore Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Wordorigin[1600–10;perh.‹ONrautaroar] Examplesof'rote'inasentence rote Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Bothseethevalueoflearningpoetrybyrote.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Learningbyroteandcrammingforexamsisnoreflectionoflifeaftereducation.Times,SundayTimes(2013)Willyouconfirmthereisaroleforrotelearninginourschools?Times,SundayTimes(2013)Forthisreasonheisveryscepticalaboutthevalueofrotelearning.Siann,Gerda&Ugwuegbu,DenisC.E.EducationalPsychologyinaChangingWorld(1988)Justthinkofwhatgreatworkstheymighthavecomposediftheirnaturalcreativityhadbeenfreedfromallthatrotelearning.Times,SundayTimes(2013)Learningbyrotewillputpupilsoffverse,saythepoetsandacademicswhohavesignedapetitionagainstit.Times,SundayTimes(2015)Whilethereisaplaceforrotelearning,thedepartmentshouldberemindedthattherelevanceofwhatisbeinglearntshouldbeclear.Times,SundayTimes(2014)TheReformerswereawareofthedangersofmererotelearning;theyallinsistthatthepithyanswersbelearned"byheart.ChristianityToday(2000) rote instrument QuickwordchallengeQuizReviewQuestion:1 - Score:0/5 WhichmusicalinstrumentamI?curvedpiecesofhollowwood,usuallyheldbetweenthefingersandthumbandmadetoclicktogether:usedespbySpanishdancerscastanetsviolviolinWhichmusicalinstrumentamI?anymusicalinstrumentwhosesoundproductionresultsfromthevibrationofanaircolumninasimpletubepipetromboneviolinWhichmusicalinstrumentamI?(inclassicalGreeceorRome)atriangularharporlyredoublebassharptrigonWhichmusicalinstrumentamI?adouble-reedwoodwindinstrumentsimilartotheoboebutlargerandafifthlowerinpitchcoranglaisEnglishhornviolinWhichmusicalinstrumentamI?anIndianstringedmusicalinstrumentthatmaybeplayedwithaboworpluckedsarodviolviolinYourscore:CheckSeetheanswerNextNextquizReview Trendsof rote Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Browsealphabetically rote ROTC rotch rotche rote rotelearning rotenone ROTFL AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'R' Relatedtermsof rote byrote rotelearning Source DefinitionofrotefromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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Readmore Scrabblescorefor'rote':4 QuickwordchallengeQuizReviewQuestion:1 - Score:0/5 advice or advise?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. advise adviceDoctors thatheshouldbetransferredtoaprivateroom.role or roll?Whichversioniscorrect?Hespreadbutterontherole.Hespreadbutterontheroll.peer or pier?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. peer pierChildrenwereaskedtoworkwitha .waive or wave?Whichversioniscorrect?Theyagreedtowaivetheirmoralrights.Theyagreedtowavetheirmoralrights.censor or sensor?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. censor sensorTelevisioncompaniestendto badlanguageinfeaturefilms.Yourscore:CheckSeetheanswerNextNextquizReview WorldHearingDay Thursday3MarchisWorldHearingDay.Thisisanannualeventtopromoteawarenessofhearinglossandadvocateformeasurestoavoidit. 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