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# chant

noun (a chant, chants); verb (chant, chants, chanted, chanting)

«chant» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Words or a phrase repeated over and over in a rhythm, often by a crowd. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chant/#m1)
2. (church) A simple tune used to sing prayers or psalms, like plainchant or Gregorian chant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chant/#m2)
3. (verb) To say or sing words again and again in a rhythm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chant/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in sport (fans chant), protests, playground games, and church music. In school, children chant times tables to learn them. It tells the reader there is a strong repeated rhythm. Phrases: football chant, chant a name, Gregorian chant, chant times tables.

### Examples

- The fans chanted the team's name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chant/#x1)
- We chant our times tables every morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chant/#x2)
- The monks sang a slow chant in the chapel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chant/#x3)
- "We want more!" chanted the crowd. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chant/#x4)
- The playground chant goes "one, two, buckle my shoe". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chant/#x5)
- The protesters chanted for change. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chant/#x6)
- Gregorian chant is very old church music. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chant/#x7)
- The incense rises in clouds, and the monks chant the funeral hymn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chant/#x8)

### Note

Countable: chants. Regular verb: chanted. Not the same as "shout" (a chant is repeated with rhythm). Some football chants are rude; not all are school-friendly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chant/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chant.html) on Mova free.