sing – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of sing

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to sing out
Participle: sung out
Gerund: singing out

Cognates

See the 6 cognates of sing

Indicative

Present

Ising out
yousing out
he;she;itsings out
wesing out
yousing out
theysing out

Perfect

Ihave sung out
youhave sung out
he;she;ithas sung out
wehave sung out
youhave sung out
theyhave sung out

Past

Isang out; sung out
yousang out; sung out
he;she;itsang out; sung out
wesang out; sung out
yousang out; sung out
theysang out; sung out

Pluperfect

Ihad sung out
youhad sung out
he;she;ithad sung out
wehad sung out
youhad sung out
theyhad sung out

Future

Iwill sing out
youwill sing out
he;she;itwill sing out
wewill sing out
youwill sing out
theywill sing out

Future Perfect

Iwill have sung out
youwill have sung out
he;she;itwill have sung out
wewill have sung out
youwill have sung out
theywill have sung out

Subjunctive

Present

Ising out
yousing out
he;she;itsing out
wesing out
yousing out
theysing out

Perfect

Ihave sung out
youhave sung out
he;she;ithave sung out
wehave sung out
youhave sung out
theyhave sung out

Imperfect

Isang out; sung out
yousang out; sung out
he;she;itsang out; sung out
wesang out; sung out
yousang out; sung out
theysang out; sung out

Pluperfect

Ihad sung out
youhad sung out
he;she;ithad sung out
wehad sung out
youhad sung out
theyhad sung out

Conditional

Present

Iwould sing out
youwould sing out
he;she;itwould sing out
wewould sing out
youwould sing out
theywould sing out

Perfect

Iwould have sung out
youwould have sung out
he;she;itwould have sung out
wewould have sung out
youwould have sung out
theywould have sung out

Imperative

yousing out
weLet's sing out
yousing out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam singing out
youare singing out
he;she;itis singing out
weare singing out
youare singing out
theyare singing out

Perfect

Ihave been singing out
youhave been singing out
he;she;ithas been singing out
wehave been singing out
youhave been singing out
theyhave been singing out

Past

Iwas singing out
youwere singing out
he;she;itwas singing out
wewere singing out
youwere singing out
theywere singing out

Pluperfect

Ihad been singing out
youhad been singing out
he;she;ithad been singing out
wehad been singing out
youhad been singing out
theyhad been singing out

Future

Iwill be singing out
youwill be singing out
he;she;itwill be singing out
wewill be singing out
youwill be singing out
theywill be singing out

Future Perfect

Iwill have been singing out
youwill have been singing out
he;she;itwill have been singing out
wewill have been singing out
youwill have been singing out
theywill have been singing out

Conditional

Present

Iwould be singing out
youwould be singing out
he;she;itwould be singing out
wewould be singing out
youwould be singing out
theywould be singing out

Perfect

Iwould have been singing out
youwould have been singing out
he;she;itwould have been singing out
wewould have been singing out
youwould have been singing out
theywould have been singing out

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'sing'

pre-shrink, shrink, sing, spring, stink,

Verbs similar to 'sing'

bing, ding, king, ping, ring, sin, sink, sling, sting, swing,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

confess under interrogation
confess, rat out
to admit to the truth
acknowledge, admit, assent, avow, beknow, come clean, concede, confess, fess, fess up, front up, make a clean breast, own, own up, shrive, spill one's guts, spill the beans, step forward, talk, tell all, unbosom
vocalize
croon, carol, yodel, tune, choir, chant, warble, chirp
sound
resound, buzz, purr, hum
versify
compose, write

Antonyms

sound
infirm, impaired, injured, diseased

Additional Information

The form where the 'i' in the stem is replaced with 'u' is used in American English.

Etymology

1. O.E. singan "to chant, sing, tell in song," also used of birds (class III strong verb; past tense sang, pp. sungen), from P.Gmc. *sengwanan (cf. O.Fris. sionga, M.Du. singhen, O.H.G. singan, Ger. singen, Goth. siggwan, O.N. syngva, Swed. sjunga), from PIE base *sengwh- "to sing, make an incantation." No related forms in other languages, unless perhaps it is connected to Gk. omphe "voice" (especially of a god), "oracle;" and Welsh dehongli "explain, interpret." The typical IE root is represented by L. canere (see chant). Other words meaning "sing" derive from roots meaning "cry, shout," but Ir. gaibim is lit. "take, seize," with sense evolution via "take up" a song or melody. The criminal slang sense of "to confess to authorities" is attested from 1612. Singsong (adj.) is first recorded 1734, from earlier use as a noun (1609).
2. From Middle English singen, from Old English singan (“to sing”), from Proto-West Germanic *singwan, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną (“to sing”), from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ- (“to recite, sing”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian sjunge (“to sing”), West Frisian sjonge (“to sing”), Dutch zingen (“to sing”), German Low German singen (“to sing”), German singen (“to sing”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål synge (“to sing”), Swedish sjunga (“to sing”), Norwegian Nynorsk, Faroese, and Icelandic syngja (“to sing”), Ancient Greek ὀμφή (omphḗ, “voice, oracle”). See: Middle English 'singen', Old English 'singan', Proto-Germanic '*singwaną', Frisian, Saterlandic 'sjunge', Dutch 'zingen', German, old spelling 'singen', Swedish 'sjunga'.

Verbs referencing "sing"

German, Pennsylvania singe, Luxembourgish sangen, Norwegian, nynorsk syngja.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] were near and close at hand to their little children left upon the other; and that what seemed to the uninitiated a serious journey, was, to those who were in the secret, a mere frolic, to be sung about and whistled at ! Light be her heart, and gay her merry eyes, for years! (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] manifest delight to a voluntary on the organ, played by one of themselves. At its conclusion, the performer, a boy of nineteen or twenty, gave place to a girl; and to her accompaniment they all sang a hymn, and afterwards a sort of chorus. It was very sad to look upon and hear them, happy though their condition unquestionably was; and I saw that one blind girl, who (being for the time deprived [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The chorus of one of them, which ran as follows, was sung with great energy and unction: (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] and tasks of these smallest of scholars, were adapted, in the same judicious manner, to their childish powers. When we had examined these lessons, four morsels of girls (of whom one was blind ) sang a little song, about the merry month of May, which I thought (being extremely dismal ) would have suited an English November better. That done, we went to see their sleeping-rooms on the floor [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] I came upon them, and answered correctly, without book, such questions as where was England; how far was it; what was its population; its capital city; its form of government; and so forth. They sang a song too, about a farmer sowing his seed: with corresponding action at such parts as ‘’ tis thus he sows, ’ ‘he turns him round, ’ ‘he claps his hands; ’ which gave it greater interest for them, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] great deal, and in this establishment there were many boys of colour. I saw them first at their work (basket-making, and the manufacture of palm-leaf hats ), afterwards in their school, where they sang a chorus in praise of Liberty: an odd, and, one would think, rather aggravating, theme for prisoners. These boys are divided into four classes, each denoted by a numeral, worn on a badge upon the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] a cotchin ’ Lizy, that I couldn't hold in, no way),—and when I comes by the tavern winder, sure enough there she was, right in plain sight, and dey diggin ’ on behind. Wal, I loses off my hat, and sings out nuff to raise the dead. Course Lizy she hars, and she dodges back, when Mas’r Haley he goes past the door; and then, I tell ye, she clared out de side door; she went down de river bank; — Mas’r [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] necessary to add that they were all labouring quietly, then. After two o’clock in the day, they are allowed to sing, a certain number at a time. The hour striking while I was there, some twenty sang a hymn in parts, and sang it by no means ill; pursuing their work meanwhile. A bell rang as I was about to leave, and they all poured forth into a building on the opposite side of the street [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] all labouring quietly, then. After two o’clock in the day, they are allowed to sing, a certain number at a time. The hour striking while I was there, some twenty sang a hymn in parts, and sang it by no means ill; pursuing their work meanwhile. A bell rang as I was about to leave, and they all poured forth into a building on the opposite side of the street to dinner. I said several times [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] are partly American and partly Irish, and herd together on the lower deck; where they amused themselves last evening till the night was pretty far advanced, by alternately firing off pistols and singing hymns. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • (Singing in Latin ) The Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal of England. Have you any message for His Majesty ? (A Man for All Seasons)
  • Because I don't remember it, and then you tell a complete stranger that I sing in my sleep. (Disclosure Day)
  • a complete stranger that I sing in my sleep. I mean, do I speak Korean in my sleep, too ? (Disclosure Day)
  • [ crickets chirping ] [wind swirls] [cockatoo screeches] [ various birds singing ] (A Grand Mockery)
  • When you sing that thing backstage, it moved me. I swear to God, it moved me. (Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties)