intone

«intone» in Mova's school dictionary: To say something slowly in a steady, flat voice, almost… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (intone, intones, intoned, intoning)

meaning for a pupil

1) To say something slowly in a steady, flat voice, almost like singing on one note. tree →

2) (church) To sing or chant words of a prayer or service on one note, as a priest or choir does. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories it shows a serious, slow, sometimes boring or spooky voice: a wizard intones a spell, a teacher intones the rules. In church life, priests and choirs intone prayers and psalms. Phrases: intone a prayer, intone the words, intoned solemnly.

examples

• The priest intoned the opening prayer. tree →
• «Silence in the library,» the librarian intoned. tree →
• The wizard raised his staff and intoned a spell. tree →
• The monks intoned the psalm in a low voice. tree →
• The robot intoned, «Please enter the password.» tree →
• Mr Shaw intoned the list of names without looking up. tree →
• The choir intoned the same note again and again. tree →

note

Regular verb: intoned, intoning. It describes the way of speaking, not just speaking: use it for slow, steady, solemn voices. Related noun: intonation (the rise and fall of the voice), which in language lessons means something wider than «intone».

Trees and pragmatics

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