chord
To write chords forTo write chords for.
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3 senses(transitive)To write chords for.
play chords on (a stringed instrument)
To accord; to harmonize together.
This note chords with that one.
(transitive)To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune.
Examples
56 sentencesCan you write down the chords?
Did that strike a chord with you?
Do you know the chords to this song?
Could you write down the chord progression for this song?
I've already learned how to play a few chords on the banjo.
Origin
Variant of cord, with spelling alteration due to Latin chorda (“cord”), ultimately from AnVariant of cord, with spelling alteration due to Latin chorda (“cord”), ultimately from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”). No relation to French accord (“chord”) and its derivations. Doublet of cuerda.
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Forms
chords, chording, chorded, chordedSynonyms
2 synonyms- bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing:harmonizeharmonise
Word family
1 related wordsLessons 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