dance
To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to musicTo move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.
» Why didn't you dance with him?
Warum hast du mit ihm nicht getanzt?
Почему ты не танцевала с ним?
Чому ти з ним не танцювала?
Чому ти з ним не танцював?
Meaning
7 senses(intransitive)To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.
I danced with her all night long.
These drum beats are making me dance!
tanzen
танцева́тьtancevátʹ, пляса́тьpljasátʹ, станцеватьstancevatʹ
танцюва́тиtancjuváty
(figuratively, intransitive)To leap or move lightly and rapidly.
His eyes danced with pleasure as he spoke. She accused her political opponent of dancing around the issue instead of confronting it.
skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways
(transitive)To perform the steps to.
Have you ever danced the tango?
(transitive)To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about.
move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
(euphemistic, figuratively)To make love or have sex.
You make me feel like dancing.
To make a repetitive movement in order to communicate to other worker honey bees.
(euphemistic, figuratively)To kick and convulse from the effects of being hanged.
Examples
2782 sentencesWhy didn't you dance with him?
Чому ти з ним не танцювала? — deniko
ruПочему ты не танцевала с ним? — Biga
deWarum hast du mit ihm nicht getanzt? — Dejo
Who taught you how to dance?
Хто вас навчив танцювати? — brambury
ruКто научил вас танцевать? — marafon
deWer hat dir das Tanzen beigebracht? — Wolf
I'd love to dance with you.
Я б так хотів з тобою потанцювати. — aandrusiak
ruЯ бы с удовольствием потанцевал с тобой. — sharptoothed
deIch würde so gerne mit dir tanzen. — MUIRIEL
I'd like to dance with you.
Я хотів би з тобою потанцювати. — deniko
ruЯ хотел бы потанцевать с тобой. — sharptoothed
deIch würde gerne mit dir tanzen. — MUIRIEL
They were dancing to the music.
Вони танцювали під музику. — uaspeaker
ruОни танцевали под музыку. — Hellerick
deSie tanzten zur Musik. — MUIRIEL
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English dauncen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman dauncer, from Vulgar LatInherited from Middle English dauncen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman dauncer, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre, of uncertain origin. Displaced native Old English sealtian, Old English frīcian, and partially displaced Old English hlēapan (“to leap, dance, run”, whence modern leap). Doublet of danza.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
dances, dancing, danced, dancedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
6 synonyms- move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance:trip the light fantastictrip the light fantastic toe
Word family
32 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
Collocations
12 patterns- to the dance
- the dance with
- want to dance
- to dance with
- how to dance
- dance together
- tap dancing
- feel like dancing
- learn to dance
- like to dance
- good at dancing
- danced all night