loud
part of speech
adjective (loud, louder, loudest); adverb (loud, loudly)
meaning for a pupil
1) Loud means making a big sound that is easy to hear. tree →
2) Loud colours or clothes are very bright and catch the eye. tree →
3) «Out loud» or «aloud» means so that others can hear: read it out loud. tree →
4) A loud person talks a lot and noisily. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Loud means with a strong, far-carrying sound. It describes voices, singing and cymbals in worship and in blessing the people. Interpretation: At Sinai the horn grew louder and louder, and Tradition says this showed the greatness of the moment. The shofar is still blown today to recall it. Loud singing and cymbals in the Temple show joy in praising God. In the primary lessons: In maths problems it is a word of the story only; sometimes «read aloud» or «louder» compares sounds; no clue about the quantities. In science, sound is made by vibrations, louder sounds have bigger vibrations, and loudness is measured in decibels; very loud noise can hurt your ears. In everyday life: «speak up, not so loud», «inside voices».
examples
- And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice: (Torah DEU.27.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- And when the voice of the horn waxed louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice. (Torah EXO.19.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer. (Writings NEH.12.42, JPS 1917) tree →
- Praise Him with the loud-sounding cymbals; praise Him with the clanging cymbals. (Writings PSA.150.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying: (Prophets 1KI.8.55, JPS 1917) tree →
- The loud bell rang 3 times. tree →
- The dog barked loudly. tree →
- Which sound is the loudest? tree →
- Please read the poem out loud. tree →
- The music was too loud, so we turned it down. tree →
- Thunder is louder than rain. tree →
- He wore a loud shirt with orange stripes. tree →
- Very loud noise can damage your hearing. tree →
- Use your quiet voice in the library, not your loud one. tree →
- The king laughed loud and long. tree →
note
«Loud» and «loudly» are both adverbs: speak loud, speak loudly. «Out loud» = «aloud». The opposite is «quiet» or «soft». Loudness is measured in decibels (dB). Maths: no clue about the quantities.
In the corpora
- And when the voice of the horn waxed louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.
- And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice:
- And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying:
- Praise Him with the loud-sounding cymbals; praise Him with the clanging cymbals.
- He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «loud» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.