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to find one's voice

to find one's voice

6 5.4
Begin to express your own ideas clearly and confidently
  • idiom
  • Informal
translation icon : encontrar su voz
  • Then, abruptly gripping her umbrella as if for support, Andzia found her voice again.
  • finally found her voice
  • found her voice again
  • Then found her voice

Examples

  • Only after a long moment did he find his voice.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • " Not what you were expecting? " It took Joe several seconds to find his voice.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • "Oh," Caroline said, finding her voice at last.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • "Like it?" She struggled to find her voice.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • At ten, Arnold took a deep breath and found his voice.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • By that time she'd found her voice again, and she used it to declare, "Of course it is!"

    Fiction book (2002)

  • After three cookbooks, she was finally finding her voice.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Later in the book, when Little Wolf finds his voice, children enjoy howling again.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Little Wolf's parents soothe him with assurances that someday, when it is time, he will find his voice.

    Academic text (2015)

  • After years of struggle, she finally found her voice as a songwriter, expressing her true feelings in every lyric.

Synonyms

to speak one's mind
vsto find one's voice
  • Informal
21 3.5

Say what you think openly

begins to express personal opinions with growing style and confidence
to give voice
vsto find one's voice
15 4.3

To put thoughts or feelings into words

emphasizes developing a unique style and confidence rather than mere wording
to find your voice
vsto find one's voice
8 6.7

To discover and show your own style when you speak or create

shares identical meaning but uses a more general, formal expression
to assert oneself
vsto find one's voice
6 6.0

Speak or act confidently so people notice and respect you

focuses on finding personal style and steady confidence rather than forceful demands

Antonyms

to keep quiet
90 2.5

To say nothing or not tell a secret

to shut one's mouth
  • Informal
4 4.4

To stop talking to keep a secret or when told to be quiet

How Confident

to find one's voice
  • Informal
6 5.4
to speak up
  • Informal
135 3.1
to keep quiet
90 2.5

Surface Forms

find one's voice infinitive
finding one's voice present participle
finds one's voice third person singular
found one's voice past
found one's voice past participle

Morphology

find + one + voice

The combination of 'find' (discover/regain) and 'voice' (ability to express views) allows a learner to infer that this is about discovering an ability to express oneself, so the core idea is at least partly derivable from the parts. However, the idiomatic nuances—gaining confidence, a distinctive personal style, or using one's opinions publicly—are metaphorical and conventional, so the exact meaning may not be fully predictable without prior exposure.

Etymology

Find one's voice comes from the simple image of a person or singer learning to find their own voice, the sound or way of speaking that is only theirs. So it now means 'to begin expressing your own opinions or personal style with confidence'.