Meaning

2 senses

  1. (ambitransitive)To sing a hymn.

    sing a hymn

  2. (transitive)To praise or extol in hymns.

    praise by singing a hymn

Examples

18 sentences

  1. I heard some missionaries singing a hymn.

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  2. Have you ever heard Tom sing hymns?

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  3. Tom will be singing his favorite hymn at today's church service.

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  4. What's your favorite hymn?

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  5. We sang some hymns.

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Middle English ymne, from Old English ymen (reinforced by Old French ymne), from Lati

From Middle English ymne, from Old English ymen (reinforced by Old French ymne), from Latin hymnus, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὕμνος (húmnos).

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Forms

hymns, hymning, hymned, hymned
Base formhymn · to hymn
3rd person singularhymns
Present participlehymning
Past simplehymned
Past participlehymned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhymn
he, she, ithymns

Past simpleLesson

all personshymned

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hymn

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hygienichygienisthymenopteranhypehyper
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