loud
/laʊd/adjective
उच्चारण लाउड
ऊँचा, तेज़ (आवाज़)
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(of colours or clothes) too bright and attracting attention
(रंग, कपड़े) भड़कीला
- a loud orange shirt
- Her loud yellow and pink kurta made everyone turn around.
- The tie was too loud for a formal meeting.
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- He likes loud shirts with big flowers on them.
- Her loud lipstick looked odd in the office.
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in a way that makes a lot of noise
ज़ोर से, ऊँची आवाज़ में
- Please read the passage out loud.
- He laughed so loud that the neighbours looked out of their windows.
- Don't talk so loud in the library.
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- The crowd cheered loud and long for the winning team.
- Say it louder so that everyone in the back row can hear.
Synonyms loudly aloud
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
loud (adjective) vs loudly (adverb)
Loud describes a noun or follows a linking verb; loudly describes the way an action is done. Loud is also used as an adverb in a few fixed phrases.
'Loud' noun का वर्णन करता है या linking verb के बाद आता है; 'loudly' क्रिया के ढंग को बताता है। कुछ स्थिर वाक्यांशों में 'loud' adverb भी है।
- The music was too loud.
- She spoke loudly in the hall.
out loud / aloud
Read, think or laugh out loud means do it in a way that others can hear; aloud has the same sense.
'Read', 'think' या 'laugh' के साथ 'out loud' का अर्थ ऐसे करना कि दूसरे सुन सकें; 'aloud' का भी यही अर्थ है।
- Radhika read the poem out loud.
loud and clear
This fixed phrase means so clearly that nobody can miss it.
यह स्थिर वाक्यांश इतनी स्पष्टता से कहने के लिए है कि कोई चूक न सके।
- The message from the voters came loud and clear.
loud (colours, clothes)
Loud also means too bright and attracting attention, usually in a negative way.
'Loud' का अर्थ बहुत चटक और ध्यान खींचने वाला भी है, प्रायः नकारात्मक रूप में।
- He wore a loud checked shirt to the wedding.
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loud + noun
noisevoicemusicbangcheerlaughter
- A loud bang woke the whole street.
adverb + loud
verytoounbearablydeafeninglysurprisingly
- The crackers were deafeningly loud on Diwali night.
verb + loud
talkspeakplaycryshout
- Don't play the radio too loud at night.
loud + preposition
inonwith
- The room was loud with children's voices.
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- The teacher asked the boys not to be so loud.
शिक्षक ने लड़कों से इतना शोर न करने को कहा।
- There was a loud cheer when India won the match.
भारत के मैच जीतने पर ज़ोरदार जयघोष हुआ।
- Speak a little louder; I cannot hear you.
थोड़ा ज़ोर से बोलिए; मुझे आपकी आवाज़ सुनाई नहीं दे रही।
- He gave a loud sneeze in the middle of the lecture.
उसने भाषण के बीच में ज़ोर से छींक दिया।
- Actions speak louder than words.
कर्म शब्दों से अधिक बोलते हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Please speak loudly voice.
✓ Please speak in a loud voice.
Before a noun the adjective loud is needed, not the adverb loudly.
Noun से पहले adjective 'loud' चाहिए, adverb 'loudly' नहीं।
✗ Please do not laugh with loud.
✓ Please do not laugh loudly.
To describe how someone laughs, use the adverb loudly, not with loud.
हँसने का ढंग बताने के लिए adverb 'loudly' लगता है, 'with loud' नहीं।
✗ The music was very loudly.
✓ The music was very loud.
After the linking verb was, an adjective is needed.
Linking verb 'was' के बाद adjective चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Loud, noisy and aloud are related, but each answers a different question.
Loud, noisy और aloud संबंधित हैं, पर हर एक अलग प्रश्न का उत्तर देता है।
Full of or making unpleasant noise, said of a place or person.
अप्रिय शोर से भरा या शोर करने वाला, स्थान या व्यक्ति के लिए।
- A noisy market.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam
Notes
Both loud and loudly are correct as adverbs; aloud means so that others can hear.
Adverb के रूप में loud और loudly दोनों सही हैं; aloud का अर्थ 'इतना ऊँचा कि दूसरे सुन सकें' है।