English

Pronunciation
IPA|/sɪ�/
AHD|/sÄ­ng/
SAMPA|/sIN/
audio|en-uk-sing.ogg|Audio (UK)
audio|en-us-sing.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ�|-ɪ�

Etymology
Old English singan, from Germanic. Cognate with Dutch zingen, German singen, Swedish sjunga.

Verb
en-verb|sings|singing|sang|sung

1. To produce harmonious sounds with one�s voice.

#: I sing tenor in my school choir.

1. slang To confess under interrogation.

Translations
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Albanian: këndon
Arabic: ARchar|غ�� IPAchar|(�ániya)
Aromanian: cãntu
Catalan: cantar
Chinese: � (chàng)
Croatian: pjevati
Czech: t-|cs|zpívat
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: �� (���, utau) (of a person), 鳴� (��, naku) (of a bird)
Kashubian: t|csb|spiéwac|xs=Kashubian
Korean: ���� (noraehada)
Kurdish: KUchar|گ�را�� �ت�
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Latin: t-|la|canere, t-|la|cantare
Lojban: sanga
Lower Sorbian: spiwa�
Megleno-Romanian: cǫnt
Nahuatl: tlatoa
Novial: kanta
Occitan: cantar
Old English: t-|ang|singan|xs=Old English
Polish: t+|pl|�piewa�
Portuguese: t+|pt|cantar
Romanian: t+|ro|cânta
Russian: пе�� (pet�)
Scottish Gaelic: seinn, gabh òran
Slovene: peti/zapeti
Spanish: t+|es|cantar
Swedish: t+|sv|sjunga
Telugu: పాడ� (paaDu)
Tok Pisin: singsing
Turkish: �arkı söylemek
Upper Sorbian: sp�wa�
Vietnamese: t+|vi|hát|xs=Vietnamese
Welsh: t-|cy|canu|xs=Welsh
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Noun
en-noun

1. A gathering for the purpose of singing songs.

Related terms
singer
singsong
song

Anagrams
gins
sign

Category:English irregular verbs

Hungarian

Noun
sing

1. cubit

Category:Hungarian nouns

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