Intone — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntˈoʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntˈəʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntˈəʊn/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪntˈoʊn/.

Examples

The students chanted the same slogan over and over again
The rabbi chanted a prayer
please intonate with sadness

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cantillate intonate tone chant

Parts of Speech

verb	utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically “The students chanted the same slogan over and over again”
verb	recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm “The rabbi chanted a prayer”
verb	speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone “please intonate with sadness”

Word Forms

chant	noun	a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
intonation	noun	the act of singing in a monotonous 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
tone	noun	the quality of a person's voice

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

intonieren

monoton, sich wiederholend und rhythmisch aussprechen

🇫🇷French

entonner

prononcer de manière monotone, répétitive et rythmée

🇪🇸Spanish

entonar

pronunciar de forma monótona, repetitiva y rítmica

🇮🇹Italian

intonare

pronunciare in modo monotono, ripetitivo e ritmico

🇳🇱Dutch

intoneren

monotoon, repetitief en ritmisch

🇵🇹Portuguese

entoar

pronunciar monotonamente, repetitivamente e ritmicamente

🇷🇺Russian

интонировать

произносить монотонно, повторяясь и ритмично

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज़ोर देना

नीरसतापूर्वक और दोहराव और लयबद्धतापूर्वक उच्चारण करें

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বর

উচ্চারণ একঘেয়ে এবং পুনরাবৃত্তিমূলকভাবে এবং ছন্দময়ভাবে

🇮🇳Tamil

உள்ளுணர்வு

சலிப்பாகவும் மீண்டும் மீண்டும் மற்றும் தாளமாகவும் உச்சரிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వరం

పూర్తిగా మార్పు లేకుండా మరియు పునరావృతంగా మరియు లయబద్ధంగా

🇮🇳Marathi

टोन

नीरसपणे आणि पुनरावृत्ती आणि तालबद्धपणे उच्चार

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વર

એકવિધ અને પુનરાવર્તિત અને લયબદ્ધ રીતે બોલો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವರ

ಏಕತಾನತೆಯಿಂದ ಮತ್ತು ಪುನರಾವರ್ತಿತವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಲಯಬದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಉಚ್ಚರಿಸು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആന്തരികം

ഏകതാനമായും ആവർത്തിച്ചും താളാത്മകമായും ഉച്ചരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੋਨ

ਇਕਸਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਦੁਹਰਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਅਤੇ ਤਾਲ ਨਾਲ ਬੋਲੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹون

بالکل نیرس اور بار بار اور تال کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

音调

单调、重复、有节奏地说话

🇯🇵Japanese

イントーン

単調に、繰り返し、リズミカルに発声する

🇰🇷Korean

억양

단조롭게, 반복적으로, 리드미컬하게 말하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngâm

nói một cách đơn điệu, lặp đi lặp lại và nhịp nhàng

🇹🇭Thai

แหล่

พูดซ้ำซากจำเจและเป็นจังหวะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

melagukan

diucapkan secara monoton dan berulang-ulang serta berirama

🇵🇭Filipino

tono

magbigkas nang monotonously at paulit-ulit at ritmo

🇲🇾Malay

nada

menuturkan secara monoton dan berulang-ulang serta berirama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رتل

ينطق رتابة ومتكررة وإيقاعية

🇮🇷Persian

لحن

یکنواخت و تکراری و ریتمیک بیان کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

makamlı okumak

monoton, tekrarlayıcı ve ritmik bir şekilde söylemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַטְעִים

להשמיע באופן מונוטוני וחוזר על עצמו וקצבי

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