sing

verb (sing, sings, sang, singing, sung)

«sing» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition and Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To sing means to make music with your voice, using words or tunes. tree →
Birds sing when they make musical calls. tree →
Things like a kettle or the wind can «sing» when they make a high, musical sound. tree →
To sing someone's praises means to praise them a lot. tree →

In the lessons

In music lessons you sing songs, notes and rounds; in stories singing shows happiness or celebration. Phrases: «sing along», «sing a song», «sing in a choir», «sing out of tune», «sing Happy Birthday», «sing to sleep».

Examples

We sing in the school choir. tree →
She sang «Happy Birthday» to her dad. tree →
The birds were singing in the morning. tree →
Can you sing along to this song? tree →
He has sung in three concerts. tree →
Mum sang the baby to sleep. tree →
The kettle began to sing on the stove. tree →
My teacher always sings our praises. tree →

Note

Irregular: sing – sang – sung (I sang yesterday; I have sung). Trap: «singed» is the past of «singe» (burn lightly), not of sing. A singer is a person who sings. «Sing» and «song»: you sing a song.

In Jewish tradition

In the Torah, singing is praise to God, as in Miriam's song after crossing the sea.

Interpretation. Tradition reads these songs as examples of thanks to God, and the Song of the Sea is still sung in the daily morning prayers.

Examples

Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well — sing ye unto it — (Torah NUM.21.17, JPS 1917) tree →
And Miriam sang unto them: Sing ye to the LORD, for He is highly exalted: the horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea. (Torah EXO.15.21, JPS 1917) tree →
Sing aloud, O ye nations, of His people; for He doth avenge the blood of His servants, and doth render vengeance to His adversaries, and doth make expiation for the land of His people. (Torah DEU.32.43, JPS 1917) tree →
How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a foreign land? (Writings PSA.137.4, JPS 1917) tree →
Sing unto Him a new song; play skilfully amid shouts of joy. (Writings PSA.33.3, JPS 1917) tree →
Sing praises unto the glory of His name; make His praise glorious. (Writings PSA.66.2, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Early Modern English

Meaning

To make music with your voice; in the Torah, to sing a song of praise to someone. tree →

Then and now

The word means the same; the Torah phrase "sing unto" uses the old word unto and means to sing to, in praise. The other sentences use today's sense.

Examples

Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well — sing ye unto it — (Torah NUM.21.17, JPS 1917) tree →
What song could the Ranunculus sing? (Andersen's Fairy Tales) tree →
And Miriam sang unto them: Sing ye to the LORD, for He is highly exalted: the horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea. (Torah EXO.15.21, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: sing.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «sing» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«sing» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «sing» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«sing» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «sing» in the Early Modern English dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«sing» in the Early Modern English dictionary on Mova free.

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