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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Dance \Dance\ (d[.a]ns), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Danced; p. pr. &
vb. n. Dancing.] [F. danser, fr. OHG. dans[=o]n to draw;
akin to dinsan to draw, Goth. apinsan, and prob. from the
same root (meaning to stretch) as E. thin. See Thin.]
1. To move with measured steps, or to a musical
accompaniment; to go through, either alone or in company
with others, with a regulated succession of movements,
(commonly) to the sound of music; to trip or leap
rhythmically.
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Jack shall pipe and Gill shall dance. --Wither.
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Good shepherd, what fair swain is this
Which dances with your daughter? --Shak.
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2. To move nimbly or merrily; to express pleasure by motion;
to caper; to frisk; to skip about.
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Then, 'tis time to dance off. --Thackeray.
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More dances my rapt heart
Than when I first my wedded mistress saw. --Shak.
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Shadows in the glassy waters dance. --Byron.
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Where rivulets dance their wayward round.
--Wordsworth.
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To dance on a rope, or To dance on nothing, to be hanged.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Dance \Dance\ (d[.a]ns), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Danced; p. pr. &
vb. n. Dancing.] [F. danser, fr. OHG. dans[=o]n to draw;
akin to dinsan to draw, Goth. apinsan, and prob. from the
same root (meaning to stretch) as E. thin. See Thin.]
1. To move with measured steps, or to a musical
accompaniment; to go through, either alone or in company
with others, with a regulated succession of movements,
(commonly) to the sound of music; to trip or leap
rhythmically.
Jack shall pipe and Gill shall dance. --Wither.
Good shepherd, what fair swain is this Which dances
with your daughter? --Shak.
2. To move nimbly or merrily; to express pleasure by motion;
to caper; to frisk; to skip about.
Then, 'tis time to dance off. --Thackeray.
More dances my rapt heart Than when I first my
wedded mistress saw. --Shak.
Shadows in the glassy waters dance. --Byron.
Where rivulets dance their wayward round.
--Wordsworth.
To dance on a rope, or To dance on nothing, to be hanged.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
danced
vb.
(infl of en dance ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
danced
vb.
(infl of en dance ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
danced
vb.
(infl of en dance ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
danced
vb.
(infl of en dance ed-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
danced
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm d ance d)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
danced
Engelska a.
(avledning en dance ordform=perfpart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb dance)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Danced /dˈanst/ راقصFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
danced /dˈanst/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]tančil
danced /dˈanst/
getanzt
"I/he/she danced" - ich/er/sie tanzte
"he/she has/had danced" - er/sie hat/hatte getanzt
see: dance, dancing, line dance
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/ˈdænst/