dance

CEFRA1

/dɑːns/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To move your body to music.

  2. 02

    noun

    A set of movements performed to music.

Examples

  • I cannot dance one single step of Salsa.

  • I like any kind of pop or dance music.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • [däns ~ dans]
  • [dɛəns ~ deəns]

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A social gathering where dancing is the main activity.

  2. The art, profession, and study of dancing.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.

More examples

In context

  • Would you like to dance with me?

  • He does the Fortnite dance with his friends in school.

  • I do a dance when she plays the drums!

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English dauncen, from Anglo-Norman dauncer, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre, of uncertain origin. Displaced Old English sealtian, and partially displaced Old English hlēapan (“to leap, dance, run”) (whence modern leap). Doublet of danza.