singe
To burn slightlyTo burn slightly.
» He makes his living by singing.
Er verdient seinen Lebensunterhalt mit Singen.
Он зарабатывает на жизнь пением.
Він заробляє на життя співами.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To burn slightly.
ansengen, versengen
подпа́ливатьpodpálivatʹ, опаля́тьopaljátʹ, пали́тьpalítʹ
burn superficially or lightly
(transitive)To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
(transitive)To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.
absengen
Examples
1142 sentencesHe makes his living by singing.
Він заробляє на життя співами. — aandrusiak
ruОн зарабатывает на жизнь пением. — marafon
deEr verdient seinen Lebensunterhalt mit Singen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I heard the children singing together.
Я чув, як діти співали разом. — deniko
deIch hörte die Kinder gemeinsam singen. — samueldora
Birds are singing in the trees.
Птахи співають на деревах. — Lumo
ruПтицы поют в деревьях. — sharptoothed
deIn den Bäumen singen die Vögel. — samueldora
Birds were singing in the woods.
Пташки співали в лісі. — deniko
ruПтицы пели в лесах. — marafon
deDie Vögel sangen in den Wäldern. — Wolf
Tom has been singing all day.
Фома співає увесь день. — shanghainese
ruТом весь день поёт. — odexed
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English sengen, from Old English senġan, sænċġan (“to singe, burn slightly, scFrom Middle English sengen, from Old English senġan, sænċġan (“to singe, burn slightly, scorch, afflict”), from Proto-West Germanic *sangijan (“to burn, torch”), from Proto-Indo-European *senk- (“to burn”). Cognate with West Frisian singe, sinzje (“to singe”), Saterland Frisian soange (“to singe”), Dutch zengen (“to singe, scorch”), German Low German sengen (“to singe”), German sengen (“to singe, scorch”), Icelandic sangur (“singed, burnt, scorched”).
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Forms
singes, singeing, singed, singedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
3 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- good at singing
- singing in the
- stop singing
- singing a song
- enjoyed singing
- like singing
- started singing
- singing that song
- singing professionally since
- heard someone singing
- enjoyed singing with
- please stop singing