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ALOUD

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Dictionary entry overview: What does aloud mean?

• ALOUD (adverb)
The adverb ALOUD has 2 senses:

1. using the voice; not silently
2. with relatively high volume

Familiarity information: ALOUD used as an adverb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ALOUD (adverb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Using the voice; not silently

Synonyms:

aloud; out loud

Context examples:

please read the passage aloud / he laughed out loud

Sense 2

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Meaning:

With relatively high volume

Synonyms:

loud; loudly; aloud

Context examples:

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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