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aloud

aloud

114 1.0
In a voice that other people can hear
  • adverb
  • /əˈlaʊd/
translation icon : en voz alta
  • We're going to read them aloud to the class right up here.
  • read aloud
  • think aloud
  • say aloud

How the person reads aloud is a critical measure of fluency.

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Examples

  • It's so funny when we read it aloud to our children.

  • The question was read aloud to the child, who clicked on "yes" or "no" to answer.

    Academic text (2013)
  • I have to be able to read them aloud now.

  • I first need to read my story aloud so I can hear what I have written.

    Academic text (1992)
  • So I just get my older child to read aloud to my younger child.

  • Read it aloud, Senator, so we can hear how it sounds.

  • The international students read the survey questions aloud to the researcher to identify any mistakes in translation.

    Academic text (2013)
  • When a great story is read aloud, listeners discover that vocabulary is easier to understand.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Exploring the text involves reading aloud and engaging students in lively discussion before, during, and after reading.

    Academic text (2013)
  • It's so funny when we read it aloud to our children.

Synonyms

out loud
vsaloud
277 1.0

To speak so other people can hear

is the identical idea but presented as a common two-word informal form
vocally
vsaloud
13 4.0

To speak so others can hear your opinion

focuses on being heard by others rather than on using the voice itself
audibly
vsaloud
6 3.7

In a way that can be heard

means being heard by others rather than occurring only inside the mind
orally
vsaloud
6 3.3

To say something rather than write it

concerns being audible to others rather than merely being spoken

Antonyms

517 1.0

In a quiet way that makes little or no noise

129 1.2

In a quiet way without making any sound or speaking

How Loud

loudly
172 1.0
aloud
114 1.0
quietly
517 1.0
silently
129 1.2

Surface Forms

aloud positive

Etymology

Aloud comes from an old a- meaning 'in' and the word loud meaning 'with sound'. So it originally meant 'in a loud voice', which is why it means to speak so others can hear.