shout

A2 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled a-shout’n

US /ʃaʊt/ See IPA manual

Freq #2904

Meanings

1

verb
To say something very loudly.

Mom shouted to us to come and sit at the table.
2

noun
A loud cry or call.

We heard a shout from the other side of the field.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Multiword verbs with shout

shout out Phrasal verb A2

to say or cry something very loudly

Thesaurus

Synonyms

call cry halloo holler roarroopscream yell

Word family

Forms shoutedshoutingshouts

Derived forms beshoutcountershoutoutshoutshoutableshoutboxshouteeshoutershoutfestshoutinglyshoutlineshoutyunshouted

Related forms scream yell

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Phrases (1)

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shout out
to say or cry something very loudly

Verb + adverb

Idioms (1)

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give someone a shout
to contact or tell someone, especially when you need them

Etymology

From Middle English shout(e), from Middle Dutch schûte (“boat or light ship”). Doublet of schuit, see there for more.

shout Middle English schûte Middle Dutch

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# shout

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ʃaʊt/
**Frequency rank:** 2904

## Meanings
1. To say something very loudly.
2. A loud cry or call.

## Examples
- Mom shouted to us to come and sit at the table.
- We heard a shout from the other side of the field.

## Synonyms
- call
- cry
- halloo
- holler
- roar
- roop
- scream
- yell

## Derived Forms
- beshout
- countershout
- outshout
- shoutable
- shoutbox
- shoutee
- shouter
- shoutfest
- shoutingly
- shoutline
- shouty
- unshouted

## Related Forms
- scream
- yell

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: shout
- Root: schûte

## Etymology
From Middle English shout(e), from Middle Dutch schûte (“boat or light ship”). Doublet of schuit, see there for more.

## AI Etymology
Shout is from Middle English shout(e), from Middle Dutch schûte (“boat or light ship”). Doublet of schuit, see there for more. Important forms in the word's history include Middle English shout, Middle Dutch schûte. In current use it includes senses such as To say something very loudly and A loud cry or call.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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