"sight sing" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈsaɪt ˌsɪŋ/ Forms: sight sings [present, singular, third-person], sight singing [participle, present], sight sang [past], sight sung [participle, past]
Etymology: From sight + sing. Etymology templates: {{m|en|sight}} sight, {{m|en|sing}} sing Head templates: {{en-verb|sight sing<,,sang,sung>}} sight sing (third-person singular simple present sight sings, present participle sight singing, simple past sight sang, past participle sight sung)
  1. (music) To sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time, without rehearsal. Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: sight-sing, sightsing Related terms: sight read Translations (to sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time): laulaa nuoteista (Finnish), laulaa prima vista (Finnish), chanter à vue (French), vom Blatt singen (German), blattol (Hungarian), cantare a prima vista (Italian), śpiewać a vista [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-sight_sing-en-verb-Ag49n1kq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sight sing meaning in English (2.6kB)

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        "(music) To sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time, without rehearsal."
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "to sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
          "word": "laulaa nuoteista"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
          "word": "laulaa prima vista"
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          "sense": "to sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
          "word": "chanter à vue"
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          "sense": "to sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
          "word": "vom Blatt singen"
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          "sense": "to sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
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          "sense": "to sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
          "word": "cantare a prima vista"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "sense": "to sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
      "word": "vom Blatt singen"
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      "sense": "to sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
      "word": "blattol"
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      "sense": "to sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time",
      "word": "cantare a prima vista"
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