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chant

(chănt)
n.
1.
a. A series of syllables or words that are sung on or intoned to the same note or a limited range of notes.
b. A canticle or prayer sung or intoned in this manner.
2. A monotonous rhythmic call or shout, as of a slogan: the chant of the crowd at the rally.
v. chant·ed, chant·ing, chants
v.tr.
1. To sing or intone to a chant: chant a prayer.
2. To celebrate in song: chanting a hero's deeds.
3. To say in the manner of a chant: chanted defiant slogans.
v.intr.
1. To sing, especially in the manner of a chant: chanted while a friend jumped rope.
2. To speak monotonously.
[Probably from French, song, from Old French, from Latin cantus, from past participle of canere, to sing. V., from Middle English chaunten, to sing, from Old French chanter, from Latin cantāre, frequentative of canere; see kan- in Indo-European roots.]
chant′ing·ly adv.
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chant

(tʃɑːnt)
n
1. (Music, other) a simple song or melody
2. (Music, other) a short simple melody in which several words or syllables are assigned to one note, as in the recitation of psalms
3. (Music, other) a psalm or canticle performed by using such a melody
4. a rhythmic or repetitious slogan, usually spoken or sung, as by sports supporters, etc
5. monotonous or singsong intonation in speech
vb
6. (Music, other) to sing or recite (a psalm, prayer, etc) as a chant
7. to intone (a slogan) rhythmically or repetitiously
8. to speak or say monotonously as if intoning a chant
[C14: from Old French chanter to sing, from Latin cantāre, frequentative of canere to sing]
ˈchanting n, adj
ˈchantingly adv
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chant

(tʃænt, tʃɑnt)

n.
1. a short, simple melody, esp. the monodic intonation of plainsong.
2. a psalm, canticle, or the like, chanted or for chanting.
3. a song; singing: the chant of a bird.
4. a phrase, slogan, or the like, repeated rhythmically and insistently, as by a crowd.
v.t.
5. to sing to a chant, or in the manner of a chant, esp. in a church service.
6. to repeat (a phrase, slogan, etc.) rhythmically and insistently.
v.i.
7. to utter a chant.
[1350–1400; (v.) Middle English < Middle French chanter < Latin cantāre, frequentative of canere to sing; (n.) < French chant, Old French < Latin cantus; see canto]
chant′a•ble, adj.
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chant


Past participle: chanted
Gerund: chanting

Imperative
chant
chant
Present
I chant
you chant
he/she/it chants
we chant
you chant
they chant
Preterite
I chanted
you chanted
he/she/it chanted
we chanted
you chanted
they chanted
Present Continuous
I am chanting
you are chanting
he/she/it is chanting
we are chanting
you are chanting
they are chanting
Present Perfect
I have chanted
you have chanted
he/she/it has chanted
we have chanted
you have chanted
they have chanted
Past Continuous
I was chanting
you were chanting
he/she/it was chanting
we were chanting
you were chanting
they were chanting
Past Perfect
I had chanted
you had chanted
he/she/it had chanted
we had chanted
you had chanted
they had chanted
Future
I will chant
you will chant
he/she/it will chant
we will chant
you will chant
they will chant
Future Perfect
I will have chanted
you will have chanted
he/she/it will have chanted
we will have chanted
you will have chanted
they will have chanted
Future Continuous
I will be chanting
you will be chanting
he/she/it will be chanting
we will be chanting
you will be chanting
they will be chanting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been chanting
you have been chanting
he/she/it has been chanting
we have been chanting
you have been chanting
they have been chanting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been chanting
you will have been chanting
he/she/it will have been chanting
we will have been chanting
you will have been chanting
they will have been chanting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been chanting
you had been chanting
he/she/it had been chanting
we had been chanting
you had been chanting
they had been chanting
Conditional
I would chant
you would chant
he/she/it would chant
we would chant
you would chant
they would chant
Past Conditional
I would have chanted
you would have chanted
he/she/it would have chanted
we would have chanted
you would have chanted
they would have chanted
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:chant - a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone]chant - a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
Gregorian chant, plainchant, plainsong - a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church
religious song - religious music for singing
Verb 1. chant - recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"
singsong - speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong
sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"
2. chant - utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
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chant

noun
1. cry, call, song, shout, slogan They taunted their rivals with the chant, `You're not singing any more.'
2. song, carol, chorus, melody, psalm We were listening to a CD of Gregorian chant.
verb
1. shout, call, sing The demonstrators chanted slogans at the police.
2. sing, chorus, recite, intone, carol Muslims chanted and prayed in the temple.
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chant

verb
To utter words or sounds in musical tones:
Archaic: tune.
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Translations
تَرْتيل، تَرْنيمَههُتاف، تَكْراريُرَتِّلُ، يُكَرِّرُ، يَهْتِفُيُرتـل، يُنشد
chvalozpěvskandovánískandovatzpěvavě odříkávat
messeslagord
énekelskandálszlogen
baráttufrasi, slagorîsálmasöngursöngla, staglast ásyngja, tóna
giedotiskanduotišūkis
dziedātdziesmamonotona skandēšanapsalmu dziedāšanaskandēt
monotónne odriekaťskandovanieskandovaťspev žalmov
ilâhiokumak slogan slogan atmaksöylemek

chant

[tʃɑːnt]
A. N (Mus, Rel) → canto m; [of crowd] → grito m, consigna f (fig) (monotonous) → sonsonete m
plain chant (Rel) → canto m llano
B. VT (Mus, Rel) → cantar ; [+ slogan] → gritar (rítmicamente), corear (fig) → salmodiar, recitar en tono monótono
C. VI (Mus, Rel) → cantar ; (at demonstration etc) → gritar (rítmicamente)
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chant

[ˈtʃɑːnt]
n
[fans] → chant m; [demonstrators] → slogans mpl
[priests, worshippers] → psalmodie f
vt
[+ slogan, name] → scander
The demonstrators chanted their disapproval
BUT Les manifestants criaient leur mécontentement.
[+ prayer, mantra] → psalmodier
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chant

n (Eccl, Mus) → Gesang m, → Cantus m; (= monotonous song) → Sprechgesang m, → Singsang m; (of football fans etc) → Sprechchor m; tribal chants → Stammesgesänge pl
vt → im (Sprech)chor rufen ; (Eccl) → singen
vi → Sprechchöre anstimmen ; (Eccl) → singen
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chant

[tʃɑːnt]
1. n (of crowd) → slogan m inv (Rel, Mus) → canto, salmodia
2. vt (Rel, Mus) → cantare ; (subj, crowd) the demonstrators chanted their disapproval → i dimostranti lanciavano slogan di protesta
3. vi (see vt) → cantare, salmodiare, lanciare slogan
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chant

(tʃaːnt) verb
1. to recite in a singing manner. The monks were chanting their prayers. sing-praat يُرتـل، يُنشد повтарям монотонно entoar zpěvavě odříkávat singen messe ψάλλω cantar poollauldes lugema بطور موزون گفتن messuta psalmodier לָשִיר अलापना jadnolično pjevati énekel melagukan syngja, tóna salmodiare 唱える 성가를 부르다 giedoti dziedāt (psalmus) dikir op één toon zingen synge ensformig recytować śpiewnie سندرې ويل: سندروغوندې خبظې كول: زمزمه كول entoar a psalmodia читать нараспев monotónne odriekať peti pevati mässa, rabbla ท่องบทสวดเป็นทํานอง okumak, söylemek 吟詠 говорити, читати співуче لہک لہک کر پٹھنا xướng 吟唱
2. to repeat (a phrase, slogan etc) over and over out loud. The crowd was chanting `We want more!' dreunsing يُرَتِّلُ، يُكَرِّرُ، يَهْتِفُ скандирам entoar skandovat skandieren, herunterleieren råbe i kor επαναλαμβάνω ρυθμικά corear, gritar, repetir skandeerima بطور موزون تکرار کردن toistaa scander לַחֲזוֹר בְּקוֹל दोहराना jednolično pjevati skandál mengulangi söngla, staglast á dire/parlare con voce monotona 繰り返す (문구, 슬로건 등을) 복창하다 skanduoti skandēt teriakan yang berulang-ulang in koor roepen rope taktfast i kor skandować زمزمه کول entoar a scanda скандировать skandovať vzklikati skandirati skandera พูดซ้ําไปซ้ํามา slogan atmak 大聲重覆,齊聲呼喊 скандувати بلند آواز سے دہرانا hô khẩu hiệu 大声重复,齐声呼喊
noun
1. a kind of sacred song. gesang تَرْتيل، تَرْنيمَه песнопение cântico chvalozpěv (kostelní zpěv) der Kirchengesang messe ψαλμωδία canto litúrgico, cántico kirikulaul آواز مناجاتی veisu psalmodie מזמור गीत, भजन jednolično pjevanje (egyházi) ének mazmur sálmasöngur canto, salmodia 聖歌 성가 giesmė dziesma; psalmu dziedāšana berdikir lied salmesang, messing pieśń آواز cântico psalmodiere песнопение spev žalmov psalm crkvena pesma recitativ เพลงที่ใช้ร้องในโบสถ์ ilâhi 聖歌 монотонний спів متبرک گانا thánh ca 圣歌
2. a phrase or slogan constantly repeated. `Stop the cuts!' was the chant. dreunsang هُتاف، تَكْرار лозунг cantilena skandování der Singsang, der Slogan slagord σύνθημα eslogan, consigna lööklause شعار یا عبارتی که مرتب تکرار شود iskulause slogan לִקְרוֹא בְּקוֹל שוב וָשוּב गीत, मंत्र, नारा jednolično pjevanje szlogen slogan baráttufrasi, slagorð cantilena くり返し唱える文句 (자주 복창되는) 문구, 슬로건 šūkis monotona skandēšana meneriakkan berulang-ulang kreet taktfast roping av slagord hasło شعر او یا څه چی مکرر تکرار شوی cantilena slogan скандирование skandovanie refren povik rop, mässande วลีคล้องจอง slogan 連續重複的詞句或口號 скандування بار بار دوہرایا جانے والا نعرہ sự hô khẩu hiệu 连续重复的词句或口号
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