xylophone
To play a xylophone or to play something else as though it was a xylophoneTo play a xylophone or to play something else as though it was a xylophone.
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» Tom plays the xylophone.
Tom spielt Xylophon. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том играет на ксилофоне. — Wezel
Том грає на ксилофоні. — deniko
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2 sensesTo play a xylophone or to play something else as though it was a xylophone.
To move above a ridged surface or series of surfaces so as to hit every ridge, in a manner similar to playing quickly and sequentially on a xylophone.
Examples
22 sentencesTom plays the xylophone.
Том грає на ксилофоні. — deniko
ruТом играет на ксилофоне. — Wezel
deTom spielt Xylophon. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Have you ever tried playing the xylophone?
Tom plays the xylophone better than Mary does.
deTom spielt besser Xylophon als Mary. — Tamy
Tom told me he got his xylophone for free.
I want to learn how to play the xylophone.
ruЯ хочу научиться играть на ксилофоне. — marafon
Origin
From xylo- (“of wood”) + -phone (“sound”).From xylo- (“of wood”) + -phone (“sound”).
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Forms
xylophones, xylophoning, xylophoned, xylophoned| Base form | xylophone · to xylophone |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | xylophones |
| Present participle | xylophoning |
| Past simple | xylophoned |
| Past participle | xylophoned |
regular · Lesson
Lessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.