chant

chant

C0241400 (chănt)n.1. a. A series of syllables or words that are sung on or intoned to the same note or a limited range of notes.b. A canticle or prayer sung or intoned in this manner.2. A monotonous rhythmic call or shout, as of a slogan: the chant of the crowd at the rally.v. chant·ed, chant·ing, chants v.tr.1. To sing or intone to a chant: chant a prayer.2. To celebrate in song: chanting a hero's deeds.3. To say in the manner of a chant: chanted defiant slogans.v.intr.1. To sing, especially in the manner of a chant: chanted while a friend jumped rope.2. To speak monotonously.

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[Probably from French, song, from Old French, from Latin cantus, from past participle of canere, to sing. V., from Middle English chaunten, to sing, from Old French chanter, from Latin cantāre, frequentative of canere; see kan- in Indo-European roots.]

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chant′ing·ly adv.

chant

(tʃɑːnt) n1. (Music, other) a simple song or melody2. (Music, other) a short simple melody in which several words or syllables are assigned to one note, as in the recitation of psalms3. (Music, other) a psalm or canticle performed by using such a melody4. a rhythmic or repetitious slogan, usually spoken or sung, as by sports supporters, etc5. monotonous or singsong intonation in speechvb6. (Music, other) to sing or recite (a psalm, prayer, etc) as a chant7. to intone (a slogan) rhythmically or repetitiously8. to speak or say monotonously as if intoning a chant[C14: from Old French chanter to sing, from Latin cantāre, frequentative of canere to sing] ˈchanting n, adj ˈchantingly adv

chant

(tʃænt, tʃɑnt)

n. 1. a short, simple melody, esp. the monodic intonation of plainsong. 2. a psalm, canticle, or the like, chanted or for chanting. 3. a song; singing: the chant of a bird. 4. a phrase, slogan, or the like, repeated rhythmically and insistently, as by a crowd. v.t. 5. to sing to a chant, or in the manner of a chant, esp. in a church service. 6. to repeat (a phrase, slogan, etc.) rhythmically and insistently. v.i. 7. to utter a chant. [1350–1400; (v.) Middle English < Middle French chanter < Latin cantāre, frequentative of canere to sing; (n.) < French chant, Old French < Latin cantus; see canto] chant′a•ble, adj.

chant

Past participle: chanted
Gerund: chanting

Imperative
chant
chant

Present
I chant
you chant
he/she/it chants
we chant
you chant
they chant

Preterite
I chanted
you chanted
he/she/it chanted
we chanted
you chanted
they chanted

Present Continuous
I am chanting
you are chanting
he/she/it is chanting
we are chanting
you are chanting
they are chanting

Present Perfect
I have chanted
you have chanted
he/she/it has chanted
we have chanted
you have chanted
they have chanted

Past Continuous
I was chanting
you were chanting
he/she/it was chanting
we were chanting
you were chanting
they were chanting

Past Perfect
I had chanted
you had chanted
he/she/it had chanted
we had chanted
you had chanted
they had chanted

Future
I will chant
you will chant
he/she/it will chant
we will chant
you will chant
they will chant

Future Perfect
I will have chanted
you will have chanted
he/she/it will have chanted
we will have chanted
you will have chanted
they will have chanted

Future Continuous
I will be chanting
you will be chanting
he/she/it will be chanting
we will be chanting
you will be chanting
they will be chanting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been chanting
you have been chanting
he/she/it has been chanting
we have been chanting
you have been chanting
they have been chanting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been chanting
you will have been chanting
he/she/it will have been chanting
we will have been chanting
you will have been chanting
they will have been chanting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been chanting
you had been chanting
he/she/it had been chanting
we had been chanting
you had been chanting
they had been chanting

Conditional
I would chant
you would chant
he/she/it would chant
we would chant
you would chant
they would chant

Past Conditional
I would have chanted
you would have chanted
he/she/it would have chanted
we would have chanted
you would have chanted
they would have chanted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chant - a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single toneGregorian chant, plainchant, plainsong - a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Churchreligious song - religious music for singing
Verb	1.	chant - recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer"cantillate, intonate, intonesingsong - speak, chant, or declaim in a singsongsing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"
	2.	chant - utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again"intone, tonemouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

chant

noun1. cry, call, song, shout, slogan They taunted their rivals with the chant, `You're not singing any more.'2. song, carol, chorus, melody, psalm We were listening to a CD of Gregorian chant.verb1. shout, call, sing The demonstrators chanted slogans at the police.2. sing, chorus, recite, intone, carol Muslims chanted and prayed in the temple.

chant

verbTo utter words or sounds in musical tones:carol, sing, vocalize.Archaic: tune.

Translations

吟唱圣歌大声重复连续重复的词句或口号齐声呼喊

chant

(tʃaːnt) verb1. to recite in a singing manner. The monks were chanting their prayers. 吟詠 吟唱2. to repeat (a phrase, slogan etc) over and over out loud. The crowd was chanting `We want more!' 大聲重覆，齊聲呼喊 大声重复，齐声呼喊 noun1. a kind of sacred song. 聖歌 圣歌2. a phrase or slogan constantly repeated. `Stop the cuts!' was the chant. 連續重複的詞句或口號 连续重复的词句或口号