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# intone

verb (intone, intones, intoned, intoning)

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

## Everyday

1. To say something slowly in a steady, flat voice, almost like singing on one note. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intone/#m1)
2. (church) To sing or chant words of a prayer or service on one note, as a priest or choir does. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intone/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intone/#x1)
- «Silence in the library,» the librarian intoned. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intone/#x2)
- The wizard raised his staff and intoned a spell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intone/#x3)
- The monks intoned the psalm in a low voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intone/#x4)
- The robot intoned, «Please enter the password.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intone/#x5)
- Mr Shaw intoned the list of names without looking up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intone/#x6)
- The choir intoned the same note again and again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intone/#x7)

### 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».

## On Mova

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