chant

UK
/tʃɑːnt/
US
/tʃænt/

Translations

chantnoun
chants
pl
UK
/tʃɑːnt/
US
/tʃænt/
The monks began their morning chant.
Монахи начали своё утреннее песнопение.
The crowd's chant could be heard from miles away.
Скандирование толпы было слышно за много миль.
Additional translations
chantverb
chanted
Past Simple
chanted
Past Participle
chanting
Gerund
UK
/tʃɑːnt/
US
/tʃænt/
The crowd began to chant the team's name.
Толпа начала скандировать имя команды.
The monks chant their prayers every morning.
Монахи поют свои молитвы каждое утро.
Additional translations
chantadjective
UK
/tʃɑːnt/
US
/tʃænt/
Used attributively to modify another noun, e.g., "chant books", "chant notation".

Definitions

chantnoun
A repeated rhythmic phrase, typically one shouted or sung in unison by a crowd.
The crowd began a chant to support their team during the match.
A short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
The monks performed a Gregorian chant during the evening service.
chantverb
To say or shout repeatedly in a singsong tone.
The crowd began to chant the team's name as they entered the stadium.
To sing or intone a religious text or prayer.
The monks chant their prayers every morning in the monastery.
chantadjective
Relating to or characteristic of chant or chanting; used in or designed for chanting.
The choir used special chant notation for the medieval pieces.