aloud
a‧loud /əˈlaʊd/
adverbif you read, laugh, say something etc aloud, you read etc so that people can hear you
SYN out loud
read/say something aloud
Joanne, would you read the poem aloud?
laugh/groan/cry etc aloud
The pain made him cry aloud.
She could have laughed aloud.
think aloud (=say the things you are thinking)
‘What did you say?’ ‘ Sorry, I was just thinking aloud.’
► Do not use aloud to mean ‘in a loud voice’. Use loudly: You need to speak quite loudly for the people at the back.
a‧loud /əˈlaʊd/
adverbif you read, laugh, say something etc aloud, you read etc so that people can hear you SYN out loud
read/say something aloud
laugh/groan/cry etc aloud
think aloud (=say the things you are thinking)
► Do not use aloud to mean ‘in a loud voice’. Use loudly: You need to speak quite loudly for the people at the back.