aloud B1 Topic:Communication US /əˈlaʊd/ See IPA manual Freq #13018 Meanings 1 adv In a voice that can be heard, not silently. The teacher asked her to read the poem aloud. 2 adv In a loud voice; loudly. He cried aloud for help when he saw the fire. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a voice that can be... out loud 2 adv · in a loud voice; loudly. loudly Word family Derived forms read-aloud Etymology AI details From Middle English aloud, a loude (“aloud”), equivalent to a- + loud or a- + loude (“sound”). aloud Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # aloud **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /əˈlaʊd/ **Frequency rank:** 13018 ## Meanings 1. In a voice that can be heard, not silently. 2. In a loud voice; loudly. ## Examples - The teacher asked her to read the poem aloud. - He cried aloud for help when he saw the fire. ## Derived Forms - read-aloud ## Roots and Affixes - Root: aloud ## Etymology From Middle English aloud, a loude (“aloud”), equivalent to a- + loud or a- + loude (“sound”). ## AI Etymology Aloud is from Middle English aloud, a loude (“aloud”), equivalent to a- plus loud or a- plus loude (“sound”). The formation is semantically transparent: the parts remain visible, while the compound or affix fixes the grammatical role and narrows the modern meaning. In use as an adverb, aloud denotes in a voice that can be heard, not silently and in a loud voice; loudly. The same word family continues in derived forms such as read-aloud. ## Topics - Communication markdown