dance
verb/dɑːns/
/dæns/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they dance | /dɑːns/ /dæns/ |
| he / she / it dances | /ˈdɑːnsɪz/ /ˈdænsɪz/ |
| past simple danced | /dɑːnst/ /dænst/ |
| past participle danced | /dɑːnst/ /dænst/ |
| -ing form dancing | /ˈdɑːnsɪŋ/ /ˈdænsɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to move your body to the sound and rhythm of music
- Do you want to dance?
- He asked me to dance.
- They stayed up all night singing and dancing.
- dance to something They danced to the music of a string quartet.
- dance with somebody Ruth danced all evening with Richard.
- dance together Ruth and Richard danced together all evening.
Extra ExamplesTopics Hobbiesa1- They danced wildly down the street.
- We danced to the music.
- Will you dance with me?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- wildly
- slowly
- well
- …
- ask somebody to
- want to
- feel like dancing
- …
- for
- to
- with
- …
- [transitive] dance something to do a particular type of dance
- to dance the tango
- to dance a waltz
- He was so excited about the good news that he danced a little jig.
- [intransitive] to move in a lively way
- The children danced around her.
- He was almost dancing for joy.
- The sun shone on the sea and the waves danced and sparkled.
- The words danced before her tired eyes.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French dancer (verb), dance (noun), of unknown origin.
Idioms
See dance in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee dance in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishdance attendance on somebody
- (British English, formal) to be with somebody and do things to help and please them
dance the night away
- to dance for the whole evening or night
dance to somebody’s tune
- to do whatever somebody tells you to
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