rhythm

Everyday

1. Rhythm is a regular, repeated pattern of beats or sounds, as in music, poems or your heartbeat. tree →
2. A rhythm is a regular pattern in life or nature, like day and night or the seasons. tree →

In the lessons

In music lessons pupils clap rhythms and keep the beat. In poetry, rhythm is the pattern of strong and weak syllables. In science, the heart beats in a rhythm and the body has a daily rhythm of sleeping and waking. Phrases: «clap the rhythm», «a sense of rhythm», «in rhythm», «the rhythm of the seasons».

Examples

• Clap the rhythm of the song with me. tree →
• The drummer kept a steady rhythm. tree →
• This poem has a bouncy rhythm. tree →
• The doctor listened to the rhythm of my heart. tree →
• Waves broke on the shore with a gentle rhythm. tree →
• Going to bed at the same time every night keeps your body's rhythm healthy. tree →
• Then the drumbeats subsided and faintly marked the rhythm of the singing. tree →

Note

Spelling trap: r-h-y-t-h-m — no vowel letters except «y»; a memory trick: «Rhythm Helps Your Two Hips Move». Countable and uncountable. Adjective: «rhythmic».