cadence
To give a cadence toTo give a cadence to.
» Venezuelans speak with a very musical cadence.
darinmex · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To give a cadence to.
(transitive)To give structure to.
Examples
6 sentencesVenezuelans speak with a very musical cadence.
I love the cadence of your poem.
Mixing up cadence and decadence would be a big mistake.
deEin grober Fehler wäre es, Kadenz und Dekadenz miteinander zu verwechseln. — BraveSentry
The cadence is fast.
It's hard for me to get the cadence right when I speak Spanish.
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French cadence, from Old Italian cadenza (“conclusion of a phrase ofBorrowed from Middle French cadence, from Old Italian cadenza (“conclusion of a phrase of music”), from Latin *cadentia (literally “a falling”), form of cadēns, the present participle of cadō (“to fall, to cease”). The Latin verb is inherited, via Proto-Italic *kadō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱad-e- (“to fall”, thematic present). Doublet of cadenza and chance.
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Forms
cadences, cadencing, cadenced, cadencedLessons 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