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I feel I have had a very interesting life, but I am rather hoping there is still more to come. I still haven't captained the England cricket team, or sung at Carnegie Hall!
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Meaning of "sung" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUNG

sung  [sʌŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUNG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sung is a verb and can also act as an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

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

See the conjugation of the verb sung in English.

WHAT DOES SUNG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sung

Sung may refer to: ▪ Sung, Cambodia, commune in Samlout District, Battambang Province ▪ Singing ▪ transliteration variant of the Chinese "Song "...

Definition of sung in the English dictionary

The definition of sung in the dictionary is produced by singing.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SUNG

PRESENT

Present
I sing
you sing
he/she/it sings
we sing
you sing
they sing
Present continuous
I am singing
you are singing
he/she/it is singing
we are singing
you are singing
they are singing
Present perfect
I have sung
you have sung
he/she/it has sung
we have sung
you have sung
they have sung
Present perfect continuous
I have been singing
you have been singing
he/she/it has been singing
we have been singing
you have been singing
they have been singing
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 sang
you sang
he/she/it sang
we sang
you sang
they sang
Past continuous
I was singing
you were singing
he/she/it was singing
we were singing
you were singing
they were singing
Past perfect
I had sung
you had sung
he/she/it had sung
we had sung
you had sung
they had sung
Past perfect continuous
I had been singing
you had been singing
he/she/it had been singing
we had been singing
you had been singing
they had been singing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will sing
you will sing
he/she/it will sing
we will sing
you will sing
they will sing
Future continuous
I will be singing
you will be singing
he/she/it will be singing
we will be singing
you will be singing
they will be singing
Future perfect
I will have sung
you will have sung
he/she/it will have sung
we will have sung
you will have sung
they will have sung
Future perfect continuous
I will have been singing
you will have been singing
he/she/it will have been singing
we will have been singing
you will have been singing
they will have been singing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would sung
you would sung
he/she/it would sung
we would sung
you would sung
they would sung
Conditional continuous
I would be singing
you would be singing
he/she/it would be singing
we would be singing
you would be singing
they would be singing
Conditional perfect
I would have sung
you would have sung
he/she/it would have sung
we would have sung
you would have sung
they would have sung
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been singing
you would have been singing
he/she/it would have been singing
we would have been singing
you would have been singing
they would have been singing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you sing
we let´s sing
you sing
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to sing
Past participle
sung
Present Participle
singing
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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUNG

sundrops
sundry
sundry shop
Sundsvall
sunfast
sunfish
sunflower
sunflower oil
sunflower seed oil
sunflower seeds
Sungari
sungazing
Sungkiang
sunglass
sunglasses
sunglow
sungrebe
sunhat
sunk
sunk costs

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUNG

Bandung
Belitung
bung
clung
dung
flung
hung
Jung
Kaohsiung
lung
mung
rung
sprung
strung
stung
swung
Taichung
unsung
with young
young

Synonyms and antonyms of sung in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SUNG»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sung» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sung
betray · buzz · carol · chant · chirp · croon · grass · hum · peach · pipe · purr · shop · spill the beans · squeal · trill · turn in · vocalize · warble · whine · whistle · yodel

Translation of «sung» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUNG

Find out the translation of sung to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sung from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sung» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cantada
570 millions of speakers

English

sung
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سونغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Сена
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sung
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chanté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dinyanyikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

박지성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாடியுள்ளார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गायली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sung
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sung
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sung
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Сена
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sung
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sung
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gesing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sung
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sung
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sung

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNG»

The term «sung» is very widely used and occupies the 7.525 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «sung» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of sung
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «sung».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sung» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sung» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sung

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «SUNG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sung.
1
William Allingham
She danced a jig, she sung a song that took my heart away.
2
Lauren Ambrose
Yeah, I've always sung, and I always try to find a way for music to be in my life.
3
Edward Appleton
I don't mind what language an opera is sung in so long as it is a language I don't understand.
4
Jeffrey Archer
I feel I have had a very interesting life, but I am rather hoping there is still more to come. I still haven't captained the England cricket team, or sung at Carnegie Hall!
5
Rodney Atkins
I started out singing covers. I've sung a lot of 'em and love a lot of 'em.
6
Clare Balding
The British have a unique relationship with horses. They are etched into our landscape in chalk, they have been written about, painted, sung about, celebrated and gambled upon for centuries.
7
Enrico Caruso
I had always sung, as far back as I can remember, for the pure love of it. My voice was contralto, and I sang in a church in Naples from fourteen till I was eighteen.
8
Victoria Clark
In addition to being the most beautiful score I have ever sung, 'Piazza' gave me the opportunity to honor the matriarchs of my Southern family.
9
Harry Connick, Jr.
'The Christmas Song,' by Nat King Cole, is not only a masterful performance; to me it just sounds like the holidays. I've never sung it, because Nat's version is so perfect. I gotta leave it alone.
10
James J. Corbett
Let authors write for glory and reward. The truth is well paid when she is sung and heard.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUNG»

Discover the use of sung in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sung and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Kim Il Sung: The North Korean Leader
Examines the rule of the Korean dictator who was premier, and then president, of North Korea until his death
Dae-Sook Suh, 1988
2
Song Yet Sung
A tale set against a backdrop of slave rights conflicts in the nineteenth-century Chesapeake Bay region finds young runaway Liz Spocott inadvertently inspiring a slave breakout from the attic prison of a notorious slave thief who vengefully ...
James McBride, 2008
3
Sung Birds: Music, Nature, and Poetry in the Later Middle Ages
Is birdsong music? The most frequent answer to this question in the Middle Ages was resoundingly "no." In Sung Birds, Elizabeth Eva Leach traces postmedieval uses of birdsong within Western musical culture.
Elizabeth Eva Leach, 2007
4
Supporting Workplace Learning for High Performance Working
This work looks at the many aspects of workplace learning and training and considers these aspects from the perspective of workers as well as employers, including prospective benefits for the different parties.
David N. Ashton, Johnny Sung, 2002
5
To Be Sung Underwater: A Novel
If she called, what would he say? TO BE SUNG UNDERWATER is the epic love story of a woman trying to remember, and the man who could not even begin to forget.
Tom McNeal, 2011
6
From Stalin to Kim Il Sung: The Formation of North Korea, ...
The book is based on previously secret Soviet documents from Russian archives, as well as interviews with Russian and Korean participants.
Andreĭ Nikolaevich Lanʹkov, 2002
7
Redefining History: Ghosts, Spirits, and Human Society in ...
This intimate examination of the career, times, and ideas of P'u Sung-ling focuses on his magnum opus, Liao-chai chih-i, or Tales of the World of the Unusual from the Studio for Deliberation and Musing.
Chun-shu Chang, Shelley Hsueh-lun Chang, 1998
8
How the West Was Sung: Music in the Westerns of John Ford
Covering a variety of critical approaches and incorporating original archival research, this book explores the director's oft-noted predilection for American folk song, hymnody, and period music.
Kathryn Kalinak, 2007
9
Buddhism in the Sung
In 1781 he discovered the planet Uranus, and in 1782 he was appointed King's Astronomer by George III. Eventually, when The Royal Astronomical Society was founded in 1820, Herschel became its president.
Peter N. Gregory, Daniel Aaron Getz, 2002
10
A Book of Sleep
While other animals sleep at night, some quietly and others noisily, some alone and others huddled together, a wide-eyed owl watches.
Il Sung Na, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUNG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sung is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hunt is on for missing diary of Sung Wan-jong
An aide to Sung Wan-jong, former chief of Keangnam Enterprises and central figure in an unfolding payoff scandal, ordered a secretary to get rid of Sung's diary ... «Korea JoongAng Daily, Apr 15»
2
Sung's confidant summoned for bribery probe
The former executive, Park Jun-ho, was one of Sung's close confidants. Prosecutors said they quizzed him over whether he was aware of Sung's alleged offering ... «Korea Times, Apr 15»
3
North Korea celebrates birth anniversary of founder Kim Il-sung
North Korea celebrated the birth anniversary of founder Kim Il-sung, with current leader Kim Jong-un paying respects at his grandfather's mausoleum, as rights ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
4
South Korea government under fire after suicide note alleges bribery
Sung told the newspaper that he gave ruling party lawmaker Hong Moon Jong about 200 million won ($182,600) in 2012 with the understanding that the money ... «CBC.ca, Apr 15»
5
South Korea corruption probe grows after businessman's suicide
Sung Wan-jong, the former chairman of Keangnam Enterprises, was one of several private business executives who participated in the acquisition of energy ... «UPI.com, Apr 15»
6
Sung Wan-jong Confesses to Bribing Blue House Officials before …
Sung Wan-jong, the chairman of Keangnam Enterprises, admitted to giving bribes to Kim Ki-chun and Heo Tae-yeol, former chief secretaries of the Blue House, ... «BusinessKorea, Apr 15»
7
Public Release: 29-Jan-2015 Feelings of loneliness and depression …
Yoon Hi Sung, Eun Yeon Kang and Wei-Na Lee from the University of Texas at Austin will present their findings at the 65th Annual Conference of the ... «EurekAlert, Jan 15»
8
Frozen's 'Let it Go' named most-sung karaoke song of 2014
The song accounted for 15 per cent of the 3.5 million songs sung this year by users of Lucky Voice Online Karaoke, well ahead of its nearest rival which was ... «The Independent, Dec 14»
9
Swansea prepare for life without Wilfried Bony and Ki Sung-yueng …
Monk will need a stand-in too for Ki Sung-yueng, who will be away at the same time with South Korea in the Asian Cup. With the midfielder's Swansea career ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 14»
10
Travel of Special Representative for North Korea Policy Ambassador …
Special Representative for North Korea Policy Ambassador Sung Kim will travel to the Republic of Korea (ROK), Japan, and China December 3–12 for meetings ... «US Department of State, Dec 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Sung [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sung>. Apr 2024 ».
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