Kilo Lingo

sing

/sɪŋ/

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Translation

To make music with your voice.

Word origin

From Old English singan, meaning to make music with the voice.

Origin
Old English
Root
singan

Grammar

Verb typeirregular (sing, sings, sang, sung)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

Examples

songs .

"Sing" means to make music with your voice.

bath .

"Sings" is the form used with he, she, or it.

.

"Sang" is the past form of "sing".

When you sing, you use your voice to make music, often with words that fit a tune. People sing songs, and birds sing too. The past form is "sang".

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This word is part of lesson 7.