sung
part of speech
verb (past participle of sing: sung)
meaning for a pupil
1) Sung is the form of "sing" used after have, has, had and be: "I have sung", "It was sung". tree →
2) As an adjective, sung means performed by singing rather than speaking, as in "a sung service" or "sung prayers". tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Tanakh songs of praise are sung to God, and the Psalms were sung by the Levites in the Temple. Interpretation: Tradition remembers Israel's songs of thanks, such as the Song at the Sea, and sees song as a way of praising God. In the primary lessons: In grammar lessons pupils learn sing, sang, sung (like ring, rang, rung; drink, drank, drunk). In church, a sung Mass or sung Eucharist has the prayers sung by choir and people. Phrases: have sung, was sung, sung Mass, unsung hero (a hero no one praises).
examples
- Remember that thou magnify His work, whereof men have sung. (Writings JOB.36.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; walls and bulwarks doth He appoint for salvation. (Prophets ISA.26.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- We have sung that song three times today. tree →
- The anthem was sung at the start of the match. tree →
- Happy Birthday was sung loudly by the whole class. tree →
- On Sundays there is a sung Mass at eleven. tree →
- The choir had sung beautifully. tree →
- The lollipop lady is an unsung hero of our school. tree →
- Now she heard the following words sadly sung,-- tree →
note
Trap: past simple is sang ("I sang"); past participle is sung ("I have sung"). Wrong: "I have sang", "I sung yesterday" (said in some dialects, but not in school English). "Unsung" means not praised.
In the corpora
- Remember that thou magnify His work, whereof men have sung.
- «Very well sung, boys!» cries the Rat.
- BY TOAD will be sung in the course of the evening by the. . .
- "shēngrì kuàilè" means happy birthday; "zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè" is sung to the same tune as the English song.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «sung» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.