aloud

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

aloud BrE [əˈlaʊd] NAmE [əˈlaʊd] adverb
1. in a voice that other people can hear
• The teacher listened to the children reading aloud.
• He read the letter aloud to us.
•‘What am I going to do?’ she wondered aloud.
2. in a loud voice
•She cried aloud in protest.
see think aloud/out loud at ↑think _v.

Word Origin:
[aloud] Middle English: from a- (expressing manner) + ↑loud.

Which Word?:
loud / loudly / aloud
Loudly is the usual adverb from the adjective loud: ▪ The audience laughed loudly at the joke.
Loud is very common as an adverb in informal language. It is nearly always used in phrases such as loud enough, as loud as or with too, very, so, etc: ▪ Don’t play your music too loud. ◇ ▪ I shouted as loud as I could.
Louder is also used in informal styles to mean ‘more loudly’: ▪ Can you speak louder?
Out loud is a common adverb meaning ‘so that people can hear’: ▪ Can you read the letter out loud? ◇ ▪ He laughed out loud at his own joke. Aloud has the same meaning but is fairly formal. It can also mean ‘in a loud voice’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  loudly, loud, out loud
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  softly, quietly