aloud
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aloud
spoken in a normal tone and volume; vocally: Read the story aloud.
Not to be confused with:
allowed – permitted; given as one’s share: The host is allowed ten percent of the entrance fee.
aloud
with the normal tone of a speaking voice; vocally: He read aloud in class.
Not to be confused with:
allowed – permitted: The children were allowed to leave early.; admitted; acknowledged; conceded: He allowed that he had made a mistake.
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree
a·loud
(ə-loud′)adv.
1. With use of the voice; orally: Read this passage aloud.
2. In a loud tone; loudly: crying aloud for help.
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aloud
(əˈlaʊd)adv, adj (postpositive)
1. in a normal voice; not in a whisper
2. in a spoken voice; not silently
3. archaic in a loud voice
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a•loud
(əˈlaʊd)adv.
1. in the normal tone and volume of the speaking voice.
2. vocally, as distinguished from mentally: to read a book aloud.
3. in a loud voice; loudly: to cry aloud.
[1325–75]
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aloud
– loudly1. 'aloud'
If you say something aloud, you say it so that other people can hear you.
'Where are we?' Alex wondered aloud.
If you read aloud a piece of writing, you say the words so that people can hear what has been written.
She read aloud to us from the newspaper.
2. 'loudly'
If you do something loudly, you make a lot of noise when you do it.
The audience laughed loudly.
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| Adv. | 1. |  aloud - using the voice; not silently; "please read the passage aloud"; "he laughed out loud" |
| 2. |  aloud - with relatively high volume; "the band played loudly"; "she spoke loudly and angrily"; "he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him"; "cried aloud for help" |
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aloud
adverb out loud, clearly, plainly, distinctly, audibly, intelligibly `The idiot,' she said aloud.
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Translations
بِصَوت عَالبِصَوْت مُرْتَفِع
nahlas
højt
ääneen
à haute voixà voix haute
glasno
upphátt
声を出して
소리 내어
garsiai
skaļā balsīskaļi
glasno
högt
อย่างดัง
thành tiếng
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
aloud
[əˈlaʊd] adv [read, say] → à haute voixHe read the poem aloud → Il a lu le poème à haute voix.
to think aloud → penser tout haut
to wonder aloud → se demander tout haut
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
aloud
adv → laut
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
aloud
(əˈlaud) adverb so as can be heard. He read the letter aloud.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
aloud
→ بِصَوْت مُرْتَفِع nahlas højt laut φωναχτά en alto ääneen à haute voix glasno ad alta voce 声を出して 소리 내어 hardop høyt na głos em voz alta вслух högt อย่างดัง yüksek sesle thành tiếng 大声地Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
aloud
adv. en voz alta;
to speak ___ → hablar recio.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012