arpeggio
To play as an arpeggioTo play (a chord) as an arpeggio; to play (a piece of music) with arpeggios.
Translations
5 languagesMeaning
3 senses(transitive)To play (a chord) as an arpeggio; to play (a piece of music) with arpeggios.
(intransitive)To produce arpeggios; to produce sounds resembling arpeggios.
(ambitransitive, figuratively)To move (the hand or fingers) against a surface as if playing arpeggios on a keyboard; to touch different points in succession along a surface.
Origin
Borrowed from Italian arpeggio, from arpeggiare (“to play a harp”).Borrowed from Italian arpeggio, from arpeggiare (“to play a harp”).
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Forms
arpeggios, arpeggioing, arpeggioed, arpeggioedregular · Lesson
| Base form | arpeggio · to arpeggio |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | arpeggios |
| Present participle | arpeggioing |
| Past simple | arpeggioed |
| Past participle | arpeggioed |
Tenses
arpeggio · arpeggioed · will arpeggio · have arpeggioedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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