chorus

«chorus» in Mova's school dictionary: the part that is repeated after each verse — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a chorus, choruses); verb (chorus, choruses, chorused, chorusing)

meaning for a pupil

1) The chorus of a song is the part that is repeated after each verse. tree →

2) A chorus is a large group of singers, a choir, or a group who sing and dance together in a show. tree →

3) A chorus of voices or sounds is many of them at once, as in a chorus of birds. tree →

4) To chorus means to say something all together. tree →

5) (drama) In ancient Greek plays, the chorus was a group who commented on the story. tree →

sense in the lessons

In music lessons, songs have verses and a chorus; the chorus is often the catchiest part. In school plays, children may be in the chorus. In nature, the dawn chorus is birds singing at sunrise. In stories, Yes, Miss! the class chorused. In Greek drama, the chorus explained events.

examples

• Everyone sang along with the chorus. tree →
• The song has three verses and a chorus. tree →
• She sings in the school chorus. tree →
• We woke to the dawn chorus of birds. tree →
• Good morning, Mr Smith! the children chorused. tree →
• A chorus of complaints followed the news. tree →
• In Greek plays the chorus speaks together. tree →
• “We will!” cried all the mice, in a shrill chorus. tree →

note

Plural: choruses. Said KOR-us; ch sounds like k. In chorus means all together. Do not confuse with choir (also a group of singers), though they overlap.

In the corpora

• Short video apps often use one catchy clip of a song; the full song usually has verses, a chorus and other parts.
• The hook is the catchiest bit of a song, often in the chorus; writing a good hook takes real skill.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «chorus» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.