The meaning of Intone

Intone – definition

verb
Say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice.
Usage examples:
He intoned a short latin prayer
Synonims:
Chant Intonate Sing Recite Cantillate

verb
To say something slowly and seriously in a voice that does not rise or fall much
Usage examples:
[ i ] "say after me," he would intone, and the class dutifully repeated whatever he said.

Intone translation into English

Intone: translate from English into Chinese

音调, 咏, 咏叹, 发音调

Intone: translate from English into Dutch

Intoneren, Aanheffen, Inzetten

Intone: translate from English into French

Entonner, Psalmodier

Intone: translate from English into German

Intonieren

Intone: translate from English into Hindi

ज़ोर देना, आवाज से जोर देना, पढ़ना, गुनगुनाना, लय से पढ़ना

Intone: translate from English into Italian

Intonare

Intone: translate from English into Korean

억양, 음송하다

Intone: translate from English into Russian

Интонировать, Модулировать, Запевать, Произносить нараспев, Исполнять речитативом, Петь первые слова

Intone: translate from English into Spanish

Entonar, Salmodiar

Word origin

late 15th century (originally as entone ): from Old French entoner or medieval Latin intonare, from in- ‘into’ + Latin tonus ‘tone’.

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Intone – similar words

intonate

verb
Say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice.
Usage examples:
Because of this we weren't unduly concerned, but we did begin to notice that he intonates in the wr…

All meanings and translations of Intonate

Intone synonims

cantillate

verb
Chant or intone (a passage of religious text).
Usage examples:
He cantillated the verses of the ancient avesta

All meanings and translations of Cantillate

chant

noun
A repeated rhythmic phrase, typically one shouted or sung in unison by a crowd.
Usage examples:
A group of young people set up a chant of ‘why are we waiting?’

verb
Say or shout repeatedly in a sing-song tone.
Usage examples:
Protesters were chanting slogans

All meanings and translations of Chant

intonate

verb
Say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice.
Usage examples:
Because of this we weren't unduly concerned, but we did begin to notice that he intonates in the wr…

All meanings and translations of Intonate

recite

verb
Repeat aloud or declaim (a poem or passage) from memory before an audience.
Usage examples:
He recited passages of dante

All meanings and translations of Recite

sing

verb
Make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune.
Usage examples:
Bella sang to the baby

noun
An act or spell of singing.
Usage examples:
We asked him to come back and have a bit of a sing

abbreviation
Singular.

All meanings and translations of Sing

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