Meaning

1 senses
  1. To sing in concert.

    sing in a choir

Examples

107 sentences
  1. Tom sang in the church choir.

    Том співав у церковному хорі. — deniko

    ruТом пел в церковном хоре. — marafon

  2. You sing in the choir, don't you?

    Ти співаєш у хорі, так? — deniko

    deDu singst im Chor, nicht wahr? — Myria

  3. I used to sing in a choir.

    Я колись співав в хорі. — deniko

    ruЯ когда-то пел в хоре. — marafon

  4. Tom and Mary sang in the choir together.

    Том і Мері разом співали у хорі. — deniko

    ruТом и Мэри пели вместе в хоре. — marafon

  5. We sang in a choir when we were kids.

    У дитинстві ми співали у хорі. — deniko

Origin

From Middle English quer, quere, from Old French quer, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Gre

From Middle English quer, quere, from Old French quer, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós, “company of dancers or singers”). Modern spelling influenced by chorus and French chœur. Doublet of quire, chorus, and hora. Displaced native Old English hād.

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Forms

choirs, choiring, choired, choired
Base formchoir · to choir
3rd person singularchoirs
Present participlechoiring
Past simplechoired
Past participlechoired

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theychoir
he, she, itchoirs

Past simpleLesson

all personschoired

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave choired
he, she, ithas choired

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill choir

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedquire

Collocations

3 patterns
  • in the choir
  • join the choir
  • church choir

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
choir — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto