loud

«loud» in Mova's school dictionary: easy to hear — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• 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

• Balance means getting each part at the right volume so every part can be heard; being loudest does not make you sound best.
• Orchestras usually seat the quieter strings at the front and the louder brass and percussion at the back, to balance the sound.
• Pop and rock concerts are loud and crowded; big festivals run for several days with many stages, and many fans wear earplugs.
• Lions have a special voice box with square-shaped folds that make a very deep, loud sound.
• Gibbons are small apes that sing loud duets, male and female together, heard about a kilometre away.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «loud» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.