dance
[ dans, dahns ]
/ dæns, dɑns /
verb (used without object), danced, danc·ing.
verb (used with object), danced, danc·ing.
noun
Idioms for dance
Origin of dance
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English
da(u)ncen < Anglo-French
dancer, dauncer, Old French
dancier, perhaps < Old High German
*dansjan to lead (someone) to a dance; (noun) Middle English
da(u)nce < Anglo-French; Old French
dance, derivative of
dancier
OTHER WORDS FROM dance
Words nearby dance
danaë,
danaüs,
danburite,
danbury,
danby,
dance,
dance attendance on,
dance band,
dance card,
dance drama,
dance floor
Example sentences from the Web for dance
British Dictionary definitions for dance
dance
/ (dɑːns) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of dance
danceable, adjective dancer, noun dancing, noun, adjectiveWord Origin for dance
C13: from Old French
dancier
Idioms and Phrases with dance
dance