English
Pronunciation
IPA|/sɪÅ/
AHD|/sÄng/
SAMPA|/sIN/
audio|en-uk-sing.ogg|Audio (UK)
audio|en-us-sing.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪÅ|-ɪÅ
Etymology
Old English singan, from Germanic. Cognate with Dutch zingen, German singen, Swedish sjunga.
Verb
en-verb|sings|singing|sang|sung
- To produce harmonious sounds with oneâs voice.
#: I sing tenor in my school choir.
- slang To confess under interrogation.
Translations
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Albanian: këndon
Arabic: ARchar|غÙÙ IPAchar|(Äániya)
Aromanian: cãntu
Catalan: cantar
Chinese: å± (chà ng)
Croatian: pjevati
Czech: t-|cs|zpÃvat
Danish: t+|da|synge
Dutch: t+|nl|zingen
Esperanto: t-|eo|kanti|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|laulaa
French: t+|fr|chanter
German: t+|de|singen
Hebrew: ×ש×ר (la-shir)
Hungarian: t+|hu|énekel
Icelandic: t+|is|syngja
Ido: kantar
Indonesian: nyanyi|bernyanyi / nyanyi|menyanyi (of a person), kicau|berkicau (of a bird)
Irish: t-|ga|can|xs=Irish
Istro-Romanian: cântå
Italian: t+|it|cantare
Japanese: æã (ããã, utau) (of a person), é³´ã (ãªã, naku) (of a bird)
Kashubian: t|csb|spiéwac|xs=Kashubian
Korean: ë¸ëíë¤ (noraehada)
Kurdish: KUchar|Ú¯ÛراÙÛ ÙتÙ
trans-mid
Latin: t-|la|canere, t-|la|cantare
Lojban: sanga
Lower Sorbian: spiwaÅ
Megleno-Romanian: cǫnt
Nahuatl: tlatoa
Novial: kanta
Occitan: cantar
Old English: t-|ang|singan|xs=Old English
Polish: t+|pl|ÅpiewaÄ
Portuguese: t+|pt|cantar
Romanian: t+|ro|cânta
Russian: пеÑÑ (petâ)
Scottish Gaelic: seinn, gabh òran
Slovene: peti/zapeti
Spanish: t+|es|cantar
Swedish: t+|sv|sjunga
Telugu: పాడౠ(paaDu)
Tok Pisin: singsing
Turkish: Åarkı söylemek
Upper Sorbian: spÄwaÄ
Vietnamese: t+|vi|hát|xs=Vietnamese
Welsh: t-|cy|canu|xs=Welsh
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Noun
en-noun
- A gathering for the purpose of singing songs.
Related terms
singer
singsong
song
Anagrams
gins
sign
Category:English irregular verbs
Hungarian
Noun
sing
- cubit
Category:Hungarian nouns
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