Singer Definition
singer
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English
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Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˈsɪŋə/, SAMPA: /"sIN@/
- (GenAm) IPA: /ˈsɪŋɚ/, SAMPA: /"sIN@`/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪŋə(r)
Noun
Wikipedia has an article on: SingerWikipedia singer (plural singers)
- person who sings, is able to sing, or earns a living by singing
- (square dance) dance figure with a fixed structure, sung by a caller, or a piece of music with that structure. See square dance singer.
Derived terms
Related terms
- caller
- cantor
- prima donna
- sing
- square dance singer
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French
Etymology
In at least the ape sense, from singe (“monkey”).
Verb
singer
Conjugation
- This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written singe- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /ʒ/ and not a “hard” /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | singer | avoir singé | |||||
| gerund | en singeant | en ayant singé | |||||
| present participle | singeant | ||||||
| past participle | singé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses | present | singe | singes | singe | singeons | singez | singent |
| imperfect | singeais | singeais | singeait | singions | singiez | singeaient | |
| past historic1 | singeai | singeas | singea | singeâmes | singeâtes | singèrent | |
| future | singerai | singeras | singera | singerons | singerez | singeront | |
| conditional | singerais | singerais | singerait | singerions | singeriez | singeraient | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses | present | singe | singes | singe | singions | singiez | singent |
| imperfect1 | singeasse | singeasses | singeât | singeassions | singeassiez | singeassent | |
| compound tenses | past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | singe | — | singeons | singez | — | ||
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