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aloud

/əˈlaʊd/adverb

उच्चारण अलाउड

ज़ोर से

Basic word

adverb
  1. 1

    in a voice that other people can hear

    ज़ोर से

    • read aloud
    • The teacher asked Ravi to read the poem aloud.
    • She laughed aloud when she heard the joke.
    + 1 more example
    • I was thinking aloud, so please ignore me.

    Synonyms out loud audibly clearly

    Opposite silently

§Structures (grammar patterns) 6

verb + aloud

Aloud follows verbs like read, think, laugh and say, meaning in a voice others can hear.

'Aloud' read, think, laugh और say जैसी क्रियाओं के बाद आता है, अर्थात् ऐसी आवाज़ में कि दूसरे सुन सकें।

  • The teacher read the poem aloud.
  • Radhika laughed aloud.

think / wonder aloud

Think aloud means to say your thoughts as they come.

'Think aloud' का अर्थ मन में आते विचारों को बोलकर कहना है।

  • She was thinking aloud about her career.

aloud vs loudly

Aloud means audibly, not silently; loudly means with a high volume.

'Aloud' का अर्थ है सुनाई देने योग्य, मौन नहीं; 'loudly' का अर्थ तेज़ आवाज़ में है।

  • Please read aloud, but not loudly.

aloud after the object

With read, the object may come before aloud.

'Read' के साथ object 'aloud' से पहले आ सकता है।

  • He read the notice aloud to everyone.

aloud vs out loud

Out loud means the same as aloud and is more common in speech.

'Out loud' का अर्थ 'aloud' जैसा ही है और बोलचाल में अधिक आम है।

  • She laughed out loud at the joke.

aloud in listening and speaking tasks

In exam instructions, 'read aloud' asks you to speak the text so that it can be heard.

परीक्षा के निर्देशों में 'read aloud' का अर्थ है पाठ ऐसे बोलना कि सुना जा सके।

  • Read the passage aloud to the examiner.
+Collocations 6

verb + aloud

readlaughthinkwondercry

  • The child cried aloud for his mother.

aloud + to

to the classto himselfto the audienceto us

  • She read the letter aloud to us.

not aloud

not aloudsilentlyunder the breathquietly

  • He read the prayer silently, not aloud.

adverb + aloud

oftensoftlysuddenlyclearly

  • She suddenly wondered aloud about the answer.

read + aloud + to

to a childto the classto a friendto herself

  • He read the story aloud to a child.

aloud + adjective use

thinking aloudreading aloudlaughing aloudpraying aloud

  • Reading aloud builds confidence.
“More examples 8
  • Reading aloud improves pronunciation.

ज़ोर से पढ़ना उच्चारण सुधारता है।

  • He read the question aloud before answering.

उसने उत्तर देने से पहले प्रश्न ज़ोर से पढ़ा।

  • The audience laughed aloud at the joke.

श्रोता चुटकुले पर खुलकर हँसे।

  • I am just thinking aloud; ignore me.

मैं बस सोच बोलकर रहा हूँ; मुझ पर ध्यान मत दो।

  • Radhika read her essay aloud to the class.

राधिका ने अपना निबंध कक्षा को ज़ोर से पढ़कर सुनाया।

  • He could not help laughing aloud in the exam hall.

वह परीक्षा कक्ष में ज़ोर से हँसने से स्वयं को रोक नहीं सका।

  • The judge asked the clerk to read the order aloud.

न्यायाधीश ने लिपिक से आदेश ज़ोर से पढ़ने को कहा।

  • She prayed aloud while the others listened.

उसने ज़ोर से प्रार्थना की जबकि बाकी सुनते रहे।

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

out loud audibly clearly

Antonyms

silently

?Which word?

Keep apart aloud (so others can hear) and allowed (permitted), both /əˈlaʊd/.

Aloud (ज़ोर से) और allowed (अनुमत) को अलग रखिए, दोनों /əˈlaʊd/।