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aloud

adv. manner
A2 Elementary US //əˈɫaʊd// UK //ɐlˈaʊd// aloud

adv. in a voice that can be heard by others. You use it when you want to make sure people hear your words, rather than reading or thinking silently.

adv. spoken in a voice loud enough to be heard by others; not silently.


SIMPLE

Please read the text aloud to the class.

CONTEXTUAL

She read the letter aloud so everyone in the room could hear the news.

COMPLEX

The actor delivered the monologue aloud with such clarity that even the audience in the back row could catch every subtle nuance of his performance.

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From Middle English aloud, a loude (“aloud”), equivalent to a- + loud or a- + loude (“sound”).

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