- 1[countable + singular or plural verb] a group of people who sing together, for example in church services or public performances She sings in the school choir. CollocationsMusicListening listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc. listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD put on/play a CD/a song/some music turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD download music/an album/a song/a demo/a videoPlaying play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby accompany a singer/choir strum a chord/guitarPerforming form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band give a performance/concert/recital do a concert/recital/gig play a concert/gig/festival/venue perform (British English) at/in a concert/(especially North American English) a concert appear at a festival/live go on/embark on a (world) tourRecording write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony land/get/sign a record deal be signed to/be dropped by a record company record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD be top of/top the charts get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivemassed, 50-strong, etc., … verb + choirbe in, sing in, join, … choir + verbperform, sing choir + nounpractice, director, member, … prepositionin a/the choir phrasesbe preaching to the choir See full entry See related entries: School life
- 2[countable] the part of a church where the choir sits during services See related entries: Religious buildings Word OriginMiddle English quer, quere, from Old French quer, from Latin chorus (denoting a character speaking the prologue of a play), from Greek khoros. The spelling change in the 17th cent. was due to association with Latin chorus and modern French choeur.Extra examples I realize I may be preaching to the choir , but I think he’s gorgeous. She sings in the church choir. a massed choir of local schoolchildren two of the girls in the choir
choir
nounBrE BrE//ˈkwaɪə(r)//; NAmE NAmE//ˈkwaɪər//
Religious buildings, School lifeCheck pronunciation: choir
