Meaning of "serenade" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SERENADE

From French sérénade, from Italian serenata, from sereno peaceful, from Latin serēnus calm; also influenced in meaning by Italian sera evening, from Latin sērus late.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SERENADE

serenade  [ˌsɛrɪˈneɪd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SERENADE

Serenade is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb serenade in English.

WHAT DOES SERENADE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Serenade

In music, a serenade is a musical composition, and/or performance, in someone's honor. Serenades are typically calm, light music. The word serenade is the translation of the Italian word serenata, derived from the word sereno, which means "calm".

Definition of serenade in the English dictionary

The first definition of serenade in the dictionary is a piece of music appropriate to the evening, characteristically played outside the house of a woman. Other definition of serenade is a piece of music indicative or suggestive of this. Serenade is also an extended composition in several movements similar to the modern suite or divertimento.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SERENADE

PRESENT

Present

I serenade

you serenade

he/she/it serenades

we serenade

you serenade

they serenade

Present continuous

I am serenading

you are serenading

he/she/it is serenading

we are serenading

you are serenading

they are serenading

Present perfect

I have serenaded

you have serenaded

he/she/it has serenaded

we have serenaded

you have serenaded

they have serenaded

Present perfect continuous

I have been serenading

you have been serenading

he/she/it has been serenading

we have been serenading

you have been serenading

they have been serenading

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I serenaded

you serenaded

he/she/it serenaded

we serenaded

you serenaded

they serenaded

Past continuous

I was serenading

you were serenading

he/she/it was serenading

we were serenading

you were serenading

they were serenading

Past perfect

I had serenaded

you had serenaded

he/she/it had serenaded

we had serenaded

you had serenaded

they had serenaded

Past perfect continuous

I had been serenading

you had been serenading

he/she/it had been serenading

we had been serenading

you had been serenading

they had been serenading

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will serenade

you will serenade

he/she/it will serenade

we will serenade

you will serenade

they will serenade

Future continuous

I will be serenading

you will be serenading

he/she/it will be serenading

we will be serenading

you will be serenading

they will be serenading

Future perfect

I will have serenaded

you will have serenaded

he/she/it will have serenaded

we will have serenaded

you will have serenaded

they will have serenaded

Future perfect continuous

I will have been serenading

you will have been serenading

he/she/it will have been serenading

we will have been serenading

you will have been serenading

they will have been serenading

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would serenade

you would serenade

he/she/it would serenade

we would serenade

you would serenade

they would serenade

Conditional continuous

I would be serenading

you would be serenading

he/she/it would be serenading

we would be serenading

you would be serenading

they would be serenading

Conditional perfect

I would have serenade

you would have serenade

he/she/it would have serenade

we would have serenade

you would have serenade

they would have serenade

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been serenading

you would have been serenading

he/she/it would have been serenading

we would have been serenading

you would have been serenading

they would have been serenading

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you serenade
we let´s serenade
you serenade

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to serenade

Past participle

serenaded

Present Participle

serenading

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SERENADE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «serenade» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of serenade

air · anthem · ballad · carol · hymn · lay · lyric · song · strain · tune · waiata

TRANSLATION OF SERENADE

Find out the translation of serenade to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of serenade from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «serenade» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 对...唱歌
• Translator English - Spanish: dar una serenata a
• English: serenade
• Translator English - Hindi: Serenade
• Translator English - Arabic: غن
• Translator English - Russian: серенада
• Translator English - Portuguese: fazer serenata para
• Translator English - Bengali: সান্ধ্য প্রেমসংগীত
• Translator English - French: donner la sérénade à
• Translator English - Malay: Serenade
• Translator English - German: ein Ständchen bringen
• Translator English - Japanese: セレナーデを奏でる
• Translator English - Korean: 세레나데를 부르다
• Translator English - Javanese: Serenade
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bài hát tán tỉnh
• Translator English - Tamil: செருனேட்
• Translator English - Marathi: Serenade
• Translator English - Turkish: serenat
• Translator English - Italian: fare la serenata a
• Translator English - Polish: serenada
• Translator English - Ukrainian: серенада
• Translator English - Romanian: serenadă
• Translator English - Greek: σερενάτα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: serenade
• Translator English - Swedish: serenad
• Translator English - Norwegian: serenade

2 QUOTES WITH «SERENADE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word serenade.

1

Kayla Ewell

I'm a sucker for accents and any man who can actually sing and serenade you.

2

Mark Salling

Girls don't really recognize me on the street. No one has tried to serenade me or rip my shirt off.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SERENADE»

Discover the use of serenade in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to serenade and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Elena's Serenade

Who ever heard of a girl glassblower?

Campbell Geeslin, 2011

Twilight's Serenade (Song of Alaska Book #3)

Britta Lindquist left Sitka six years ago in an attempt to distance herself from the love of her life, Yuri Belikov.

Tracie Peterson, 2010

Love's Serenade

Loving SarahWhen Indians raid Sarah's homestead, killing her husband and kidnapping her son, her world is shattered.

Madeline Baker, 2010

Clair de Lune Serenade

Time to take a moonlight serenade through the garden. As you smell each rose listen to your heart as they reveal their love to you.

Dr. Claus, 2010

Carriacou String Band Serenade: Performing Identity in the ...

A Caribbean music festival as a window on social change

Rebecca S. Miller, 2007

Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 25: Study Score

Foote's 20-minute gem was actually pieced together from a couple of earlier, unpublished string orchestra works: three movements from the 1886 Suite in E, Op. 12; and two movements from the 1889 Suite in D, Op. 21.

Arthur Foote, 2009

SERENADE: Word Songs

"Serenade" contains Edie Schmoll's poem "And Now" that won the National Poetry Award in 2008 from American Mensa along with other prizewinning selections.

Edie Schmoll, 2011

Twilight Serenade

"Devastated by the death of her father, Tom's wife, Molly, runs away to Colorado, jeopardizing their marriage and leaving him to look after her contentious mother and aunt.

John Severin Green, 2006

Memories in Serenade

This collection allows us to accompany the the poet as he takes small steps, though significant steps, along the road to understanding and responding in healthy ways to life's vicissitudes and attaining self-actualization.

Kevin M. Isaac, 2010

Serenade the King: Stories that Touch the Soul and Reach the ...

Translated from the Hebrew, these stories of tzadikim and gedolim, embellished with photographs and pictures, will uplift every reader.

‎2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SERENADE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term serenade is used in the context of the following news items.

Winter Serenade is on song to taste glory at Leicester

Previously fifth in an Ascot maiden, Winter Serenade appeared to appreciate the step up to a mile and a half as she fended off Nigel by a head at Kempton. «Belfast Telegraph, Jun 15»

Now THIS Is A Wedding Singer! Watch John Legend Serenade A …

Not a bad way to start your marriage! Singer John Legend was on hand at the wedding of Sunitha and Sridhar Reddy over the weekend, and he performed All Of ... «PerezHilton.com, Jun 15»

Symphony Sunday Brings Greek Serenade to Charleston

The 2015 Symphony Sunday returns with the theme "Greek Serenade." The annual event is at the University of Charleston from 1 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. on Sunday. «WSAZ-TV, Jun 15»

Street Corner Serenade

Bosquet / Foter / CC BY-NCOfficials in Basildon, England, have agreed to pay £2,500 to settle a wrongful arrest and false imprisonment claim by street preacher ... «Reason, Jun 15»

Watch Amy Sedaris Nonsensically Serenade David Letterman

David Letterman's six-week, star-studded march toward his farewell show kicked off this week with a handful of old friends and favorite guests (like Billy Crystal) ... «RollingStone.com, Apr 15»

Seerenade/ Carmina Burana by Birmingham Royal Ballet: Reviews

BRB called into the London Coliseum just a quarter of the way through its current nationwide Spring tour with a varied programme including Serenade and ... «Express.co.uk, Mar 15»

Carmina Burana & Serenade, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Coliseum …

Here being staged in London for the first time in 18 years, it marked a double symmetry: just as Serenade was Balanchine's calling-card on reaching the US in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»

Scottish Ensemble: Sax Serenade with Amy Dickson, The Queen's …

Sax Serenade was the innocuous title given to the Scottish Ensemble's latest tour in Scotland, but it seriously underplayed the startling contrasts of trauma and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»

Real-life 'Say Anything'! Watch man serenade woman with mariachi …

Real-life 'Say Anything'! Watch man serenade woman with mariachi band. Rheana Murray, NBC Today Show 5:59 p.m. EST February 9, 2015. «WXIA-TV, Feb 15»

Serenade of the Seas cruise ship still awaiting clearance from Coast …

A broken water pipe and electrical problems delayed the departure of the Serenade of the Seas cruise ship Saturday (Jan. 24), Coast Guard officials confirmed. «NOLA.com, Jan 15»