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sing

/sɪŋ/verb

उच्चारण सिंग

गाना

Basic word

verbsang, sung
  1. 1

    [I, T] ~ (sth) (for/to sb)

    to make musical sounds with your voice in the form of a song or tune

    गाना

    • She sang a beautiful song.
    • The class sang the national anthem together.
    • Can you sing a song for us, Neha?
    + 1 more example
    • He sings in the shower every morning.

    Synonyms chant hum croon serenade carol

  2. 2

    [I]

    (of birds) to make high musical sounds

    (पक्षी का) चहचहाना

    • Birds sing in the morning.
    • Sparrows sing outside my window each dawn.
    • The cuckoo sings loudly in the mango tree in spring.
    + 1 more example
    • Birds were singing when we woke up.

    Synonyms chirp warble trill tweet

→Phrasal verbs 1

sing along (with sb/sth)

to sing together with sb who is already singing or while a record, radio, etc. is playing

(किसी के साथ या गाने के साथ) गुनगुनाना या गाना

  • The audience sang along with the band.
  • She always sings along to old Hindi film songs.
◇Word family
singer nounsong noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

chant hum croon serenade carol chirp warble trill tweet

?Which word?

Keep apart singer (a person who sings) and singe (/sɪndʒ/, burn slightly).

Singer (गाने वाला) और singe (/sɪndʒ/, हल्का जलाना) को अलग रखिए।

§Grammar and usage

Verb forms, asked very often: sing, sang, sung ('I have sung', not 'I have sang').

Verb forms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: sing, sang, sung ('I have sung', 'I have sang' नहीं)।

The pattern sing/sang/sung matches ring/rang/rung and drink/drank/drunk.

Sing/sang/sung का pattern ring/rang/rung और drink/drank/drunk से मिलता है।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Sing sb's praises (praise somebody a lot), sing a different tune (change your opinion), all-singing all-dancing (with many modern features).

Idioms: sing sb's praises (किसी की बहुत प्रशंसा), sing a different tune (राय बदलना), all-singing all-dancing (कई आधुनिक विशेषताओं वाला)।