"sing along" meaning in English

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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 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 54

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 language name categories using raw markup, English phrasal verbs with particle (along), English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 49 51 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (along): 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 54 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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