sing

CEFRA1

/ˈsɪŋ/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To make musical sounds with your voice.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization.

Examples

  • We want you to sing the song.

  • Are you going to sing here?

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈsiŋ] ~ [ˈsɪ̝ŋ]
  • /ˈsiŋ/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To perform a vocal part in a musical composition, regardless of technique.

  2. To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.

  3. To soothe with singing.

More examples

In context

  • I just can't sing in tune!

  • "I really want to sing in the school choir," said Vera.

  • to sing somebody to sleep

Antonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English singen, from Old English singan (“to sing”), from Proto-West Germanic *singwan, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną (“to sing”), from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ- (“to recite, sing”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian sjunge (“to sing”), West Frisian sjonge (“to sing”), Dutch zingen (“to sing”), German Low German singen (“to sing”), German singen (“to sing”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål synge (“to sing”), Swedish sjunga (“to sing”), Norwegian Nynorsk, Faroese, and Icelandic syngja (“to sing”), Ancient Greek ὀμφή (omphḗ, “voice, oracle”).