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aloud

UK/əˈlaʊd/ US/ʌˈlaʊd/ fairly common

adverb

1.

using the voice; not silently

  • “please read the passage aloud”
  • “he laughed out loud”
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2.

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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Origin

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

Phrases

  • talk aloud protocol
  • talk-aloud protocol
  • think aloud

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