aloud

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /əˈlaʊd/

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• Homophone: allowed

Adverb

Positive aloud

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. When you say something, read, or laugh aloud, you speak or laugh so that other people can hear you.

   When we were children, our father read aloud to us.

2. If you think aloud, you express your thoughts as they occur to you, rather than thinking first and then speaking.

   He really must be careful about thinking aloud. Who knew what he might say?