sound
part of speech
noun (sound, sounds); verb (sound, sounds, sounded, sounding); adjective (sound — healthy, safe, sensible)
meaning for a pupil
1) Anything you can hear: "the sound of rain". tree →
2) As a verb, to seem when heard or read: "That sounds fun." tree →
3) As a verb, to make a sound or signal: "Sound the alarm." tree →
4) As an adjective, healthy, strong or sensible: "safe and sound", "sound advice". tree →
5) A narrow stretch of sea (in names: Puget Sound). tree →
sense in the lessons
In science, sound is made by vibrations that travel through air, water or solids to our ears; it cannot travel through empty space; loud sounds can damage hearing. In reading, letters stand for sounds (phonics). In safety: alarms and sirens are warning sounds. Phrases: sound like, safe and sound, sound asleep, speed of sound, sound effects.
examples
- I heard a strange sound. tree →
- Sound travels through the air as vibrations. tree →
- That sounds like a great idea. tree →
- The letters "ph" make an "f" sound. tree →
- Sound the fire alarm! tree →
- The baby was sound asleep. tree →
- We got home safe and sound. tree →
- Sound can't travel through space. tree →
- “H’m!” said Billy. “It sounds very foolish. tree →
note
After "sound" (seem) use an adjective: "sounds good". "Sounds like" + noun or sentence. Sound travels much slower than light, so you see lightning before you hear thunder. Loud music close to your ears can hurt hearing.
In the corpora
- A scan picture is made by a machine that uses sound waves to see the baby inside the body without hurting.
- A headline word like «Megxit» or «snub» makes a complicated choice sound simple and nasty.
- Tense music, close-ups and slow motion make ordinary mistakes feel dangerous; turn the sound down and the drama shrinks.
- A parent may sound sharp for a second from shock; that is about the shock, not about the child being bad.
- A chatbot is wonderfully good at sounding right: clear sentences, a calm voice, no "erm".
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «sound» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.