Intonate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone

recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪntənˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪntənˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪntənˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪntənˌeɪt/.

Examples

please intonate with sadness
The rabbi chanted a prayer

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cantillate chant intone

Parts of Speech

verb	speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone “please intonate with sadness”
verb	recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm “The rabbi chanted a prayer”

Word Forms

tone	noun	the quality of a person's voice
intonation	noun	rise and fall of the voice pitch
chant	noun	a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
chanter	noun	reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played
chanting	noun	the act of singing in a monotonous tone
cantillation	noun	liturgical chanting

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

intonieren

Sprechen Sie vorsichtig, z. B. mit steigender und fallender Tonhöhe oder in einem bestimmten Ton

🇫🇷French

intoner

parlez prudemment, comme avec une hauteur montante et descendante ou sur un ton particulier

🇪🇸Spanish

entonar

hablar con cuidado, como con tono ascendente y descendente o en un tono particular

🇮🇹Italian

intonare

parlare con attenzione, come con tono ascendente e discendente o con un tono particolare

🇳🇱Dutch

intoneren

spreek voorzichtig, zoals met stijgende en dalende toonhoogte of op een bepaalde toon

🇵🇹Portuguese

entoar

fale com cuidado, como acontece com o tom crescente e decrescente ou em um tom específico

🇷🇺Russian

интонировать

говорить осторожно, с повышением и понижением тональности или определенным тоном

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्वरोच्चारण

ध्यान से बोलें, जैसे उठते-गिरते स्वर में या किसी विशेष स्वर में

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বভাব

সাবধানে কথা বলুন, যেমন উঠতে এবং পড়ে যাওয়া পিচ বা একটি নির্দিষ্ট স্বরে

🇮🇳Tamil

உள்ளுணர்வு

உயரும் மற்றும் விழும் சுருதி அல்லது ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட தொனியில் கவனமாக பேசுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వరమైన

పెరుగుతున్న మరియు పడే పిచ్ లేదా నిర్దిష్ట స్వరంతో జాగ్రత్తగా మాట్లాడండి

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्तेजित

सावधपणे बोला, जसे की वाढत्या आणि पडत्या खेळपट्टीवर किंवा विशिष्ट स्वरात

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વભાવ

કાળજીપૂર્વક બોલો, જેમ કે વધતી અને ઘટતી પિચ સાથે અથવા ચોક્કસ સ્વરમાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವರಬದ್ಧ

ಏರುತ್ತಿರುವ ಮತ್ತು ಬೀಳುವ ಪಿಚ್‌ನಂತೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಸ್ವರದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಮಾತನಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വരച്ചേർച്ച

ഉയരുകയും താഴുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന പിച്ച് പോലെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു പ്രത്യേക സ്വരത്തിൽ ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ സംസാരിക്കുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

语调

小心说话，比如用升调和降调或特定的语气

🇯🇵Japanese

イントネーション

ピッチの増減や特定の口調など、注意して話す

🇰🇷Korean

억양

음조가 오르락내리락하거나 특정한 어조로 조심스럽게 말하세요.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngữ điệu

nói cẩn thận, như khi tăng cao độ và giảm âm lượng hoặc bằng một giọng điệu cụ thể

🇹🇭Thai

น้ำเสียง

พูดอย่างระมัดระวัง เช่น ขึ้นลงหรือโทนเสียงใดเสียงหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

berbicara dgn lagu khusus

berbicaralah dengan hati-hati, seperti nada naik turun atau dengan nada tertentu

🇲🇾Malay

intonasi

bercakap dengan berhati-hati, seperti nada naik dan turun atau dalam nada tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تنغيم

تحدث بعناية، كما هو الحال مع ارتفاع وانخفاض درجة الصوت أو بنبرة معينة

🇮🇷Persian

آهنگین

با دقت صحبت کنید، مانند بالا و پایین رفتن یا با لحنی خاص

🇹🇷Turkish

tonlamalı

Yükselen ve alçalan perdede veya belirli bir tonda olduğu gibi dikkatli konuşun

🇮🇱Hebrew

אינטונציה

דבר בזהירות, כמו עם עלייה וירידת גובה הצליל או בטון מסוים

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The primary meaning of 'intonate' is 'speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone'.

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