"sing along" meaning in English

See sing along in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sing alongs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sing along (plural sing alongs)
  1. (colloquial, singing) A gathering or event where participants are encouraged to add their voices in song. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Singing Translations (gathering or event): meezang [feminine] (Dutch), yhteislaulu (Finnish), yhteislaulutilaisuus (Finnish), canto insieme (Italian), シンガロング (shingarongu) (Japanese), allsång [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sing_along-en-noun-A7LwdkXL

Verb

Forms: sings along [present, singular, third-person], singing along [participle, present], sang along [past], sung along [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sing<,,sang,sung> along}} sing along (third-person singular simple present sings along, present participle singing along, simple past sang along, past participle sung along)
  1. (idiomatic, music) To sing some music while someone else is singing or playing the same piece of music or while it is being broadcast or performed Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: sing-along Derived forms: singalong Translations (sing at the same time): meezingen (Dutch), alkanti (Esperanto), laulaa mukana (Finnish), mitsingen (German), साथ गाना (sāth gānā) (Hindi), संग गाना (saṅg gānā) (Hindi), подпева́ть (podpevátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подпе́ть (podpétʹ) [perfective] (Russian), sjunga med (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sing_along-en-verb-Feo4SBIP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "along", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "along": 25 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 25 75 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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