intone

Signification (Anglais)

1. (transitive) To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize.
2. (transitive) To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to speak or recite with singing voice; to chant.
3. (intransitive) To utter a tone; utter a protracted sound.

Concepts

entonner

chanter

Synonymes

chant

intonate

sing

tone

recite

cantillate

start singing

utter

pitch

posit

pronounce

psalm

punctuate

put forward

raise

redact

sigh

state

submit

tune

vocalise

vocalize

voice

bite out

call upon

psalmodize

stress

accent

elocute

accentuate

bid

emphasize

hum

hymn

key

🔑

moan

Traductions

entonar

intonare

entonar

een lied aanheffen

inzetten

entoar

anstimmen

μιλώ τραγουδιστά

τονίζω

μελοποιώ

salmodiare

aanheffen

intoneren

cantar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɪnˈtoʊn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: entune

In summary

From Middle English entune, entone, from Old French entoner, from Medieval Latin intonō, from in- (inchoative prefix) + tonus (“pitch, tone”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix); doublet of intonate. Cognate with French entonner, Italian intonare.