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dance

dance
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dans, dahns]
    • /dæns, dɑns/
    • /dɑːns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dans, dahns]
    • /dæns, dɑns/

Definitions of dance word

  • verb dance If you dance a particular kind of dance, you do it or perform it. 4
  • verb dance If you dance somewhere, you move there lightly and quickly, usually because you are happy or excited. 4
  • verb dance When you dance, you move your body and feet in a way which follows a rhythm, usually in time to music. 3
  • countable noun dance A dance is a particular series of graceful movements of your body and feet, which you usually do in time to music. 3
  • verb dance When you dance with someone, the two of you take part in a dance together, as partners. You can also say that two people dance. 3
  • verb dance Dance is also a noun. 3

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Origin of dance

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (v.) Middle English da(u)ncen < Anglo-French dancer, dauncer, Old French dancier, perhaps < Old High German *dansjan to lead (someone) to a dance; (noun) Middle English da(u)nce < Anglo-French; Old French dance, derivative of dancier

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dance

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dance popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

dance usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dance

noun dance

  • disco — discotheque.
  • waltz — a ballroom dance, in moderately fast triple meter, in which the dancers revolve in perpetual circles, taking one step to each beat.
  • rockrock the boat, Informal. to disrupt the smooth functioning or routine of something: Don't rock the boat by demanding special treatment from management.
  • tap — Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol
  • skip — to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.

verb dance

  • bop — A bop is a dance.
  • twirl — to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; revolve; whirl.
  • pirouette — a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.
  • turn — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
  • wiggle — to move or go with short, quick, irregular movements from side to side: The puppies wiggled with delight.

Top questions with dance

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