/sɪŋ/

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Meaning

To make music with your voice.

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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

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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 taught in chapter 5, lesson 4: sing, town, couple and 7 more words.