sing along

sing along
verb
sing with a choir or an orchestra
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Every year the local orchestra and choir perform the `Messiah' and the audience is invited to sing along

• Derivationally related forms: ↑singalong
• Hypernyms: ↑sing
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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sing along (orig US)
Of an audience, to join in the familiar songs with the performer (with with; singˈalong noun)
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Main Entry: ↑sing

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ˌsing a ˈlong [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they sing along he/she/it sings along present participle singing along past tense sang along past participle sung along] phrasal verb
to sing a song with someone who is already singing

If you know the words, sing along.

sing along with:

She started singing along with the song on the radio.

Thesaurus: to singsynonym singershyponym
Main entry: sing

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sing along [phrasal verb]
: to sing a song together with someone who is already singing or with a recording of the song

If you know the words, sing along (with us).

He loves to sing along with the radio.

— see also ↑sing-along
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Main Entry: ↑sing

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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