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Singer
Webster 1828 Edition
Singer
SING'ER
,Noun.
1.
One that sings.2.
One versed in music, or one whose occupation is to sing; as a chorus of singers.3.
A bird that sings.Definition 2024
Singer
Singer
See also: singer
English
Proper noun
Singer
- An occupational surname.
Translations
Noun
Singer (plural Singers)
- A sewing machine of the Singer brand.
singer
singer
See also: Singer
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɪŋə/
- (General American) enPR: sĭng′ər IPA(key): /ˈsɪŋɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɪŋə(ɹ)
Noun
singer (plural singers)
- A person who sings, often professionally.
- (square dance) dance figure with a fixed structure, sung by a caller, or a piece of music with that structure. See square dance singer.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
person who sings
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dance figure
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/
- Rhymes: -ɪndʒə(ɹ)
Noun
singer (plural singers)
Translations
person or device that singes
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Anagrams
French
Etymology
In at least the ape sense, from singe (“monkey”).
Verb
singer
Conjugation
This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written singe- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /ʒ/ and not a “hard” /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.
Conjugation of singer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | singer | avoir singé | |||||
| gerund | en singeant | en ayant singé | |||||
| present participle | singeant /sɛ̃.ʒɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | singé /sɛ̃.ʒe/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | singe /sɛ̃ʒ/ |
singes /sɛ̃ʒ/ |
singe /sɛ̃ʒ/ |
singeons /sɛ̃.ʒɔ̃/ |
singez /sɛ̃.ʒe/ |
singent /sɛ̃ʒ/ |
| imperfect | singeais /sɛ̃.ʒɛ/ |
singeais /sɛ̃.ʒɛ/ |
singeait /sɛ̃.ʒɛ/ |
singions /sɛ̃.ʒjɔ̃/ |
singiez /sɛ̃.ʒje/ |
singeaient /sɛ̃.ʒɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | singeai /sɛ̃.ʒe/ |
singeas /sɛ̃.ʒa/ |
singea /sɛ̃.ʒa/ |
singeâmes /sɛ̃.ʒam/ |
singeâtes /sɛ̃.ʒat/ |
singèrent /sɛ̃.ʒɛʁ/ |
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| future | singerai /sɛ̃ʒ.ʁe/ |
singeras /sɛ̃ʒ.ʁa/ |
singera /sɛ̃ʒ.ʁa/ |
singerons /sɛ̃ʒ.ʁɔ̃/ |
singerez /sɛ̃ʒ.ʁe/ |
singeront /sɛ̃ʒ.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | singerais /sɛ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/ |
singerais /sɛ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/ |
singerait /sɛ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/ |
singerions /sɛ̃.ʒə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
singeriez /sɛ̃.ʒə.ʁje/ |
singeraient /sɛ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | singe /sɛ̃ʒ/ |
singes /sɛ̃ʒ/ |
singe /sɛ̃ʒ/ |
singions /sɛ̃.ʒjɔ̃/ |
singiez /sɛ̃.ʒje/ |
singent /sɛ̃ʒ/ |
| imperfect1 |
singeasse /sɛ̃.ʒas/ |
singeasses /sɛ̃.ʒas/ |
singeât /sɛ̃.ʒa/ |
singeassions /sɛ̃.ʒa.sjɔ̃/ |
singeassiez /sɛ̃.ʒa.sje/ |
singeassent /sɛ̃.ʒas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | singe /sɛ̃ʒ/ |
— | singeons /sɛ̃.ʒɔ̃/ |
singez /sɛ̃.ʒe/ |
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