aloud

B1
US /əˈlaʊd/
adv adj Freq #13018

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.

    Try speaking aloud rather than whispering.

  2. 2
    adv

    Audibly, as opposed to silently/quietly.

    speaking aloud rather than thinking thoughts privately

  3. 3
    adj

    Spoken out loud.

    When you are meditating with sound, it can be aloud or it can be silent

  4. 4
    adv

    using the voice

  5. 5
    adv

    with relatively high volume

Etymology

From Middle English aloud, a loude (“aloud”), equivalent to a- + loud or a- + loude (“sound”).

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
4 adv · using the voice out loud
5 adv · with relatively high volume loudloudly
Word family
Derived forms read-aloud

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