Meaning

1 senses

  1. To play the saxophone.

Examples

171 sentences

  1. Who did Tom give his old saxophone to?

    Кому Том віддав свій старий саксофон? — deniko

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  2. I didn't know Tom could play the saxophone.

    Я не знав, що Том уміє грати на саксофоні. — deniko

    ruЯ не знал, что Том умеет играть на саксофоне. — marafon

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  3. I wish I was better at playing the saxophone.

    Я хотів би вміти краще грати на саксофоні. — deniko

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  4. Tom plays the saxophone.

    Том грає на саксофоні. — deniko

    ruТом играет на саксофоне. — nina99nv

    deTom spielt Saxophon. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. Can you play the saxophone?

    Ти вмієш грати на саксофоні? — deniko

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Origin

Borrowed from French saxophone, a combination of the surname of its inventor Adolphe Sax (

Borrowed from French saxophone, a combination of the surname of its inventor Adolphe Sax (1814–1894) + -o- + -phone (“something that makes a sound”), from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound, voice”). The first element surname is a variant of the German Sachs (“Saxon”). Analyzable as Sax + -o- + -phone.

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Forms

saxophones, saxophoning, saxophoned, saxophoned
Base formsaxophone · to saxophone
3rd person singularsaxophones
Present participlesaxophoning
Past simplesaxophoned
Past participlesaxophoned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysaxophone
he, she, itsaxophones

Past simpleLesson

all personssaxophoned

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill saxophone

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • play the saxophone
  • jazz saxophone player
  • the saxophone too
  • good jazz saxophone
  • playing the saxophone
  • saxophone as well
  • saxophone player
  • the saxophone as
  • jazz saxophone
  • old saxophone
  • new saxophone
  • saxophone teacher

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sawmillsawyersaxsaxophonistsayA1

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