āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The soothing sound of rain tapping on the window lulled her to sleep.
āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽ āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ, āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻŋ
the audio that comes from a TV, movie, radio, etc.
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They adjusted the sound on the TV to hear the dialogue more clearly.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĄāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
the subjective perception or sensation of hearing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He could n't get the sound of the siren out of his mind.
04
a sudden audible event or occurrence
05
mechanical vibrations transmitted through a medium such as air or water
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The scientist measured the speed of sound.
06
an individual speech unit without regard to whether it is a phoneme
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Children learn speech sounds before understanding words.
07
a large inlet of the ocean or a deep bay
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Ships anchored safely in the sound during the storm.
08
a narrow sea channel connecting two larger bodies of water
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The sound separates the peninsula from the mainland.
to sound
01
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻž
to make a noise
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The gong sounded to signal the end of meditation.
āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻļā§āĻˇā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĨ¤
1.1
āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž
to articulate or pronounce words or sounds
Transitive: to sound a word or sound
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In the word " honor, " you do n't need to sound the 'h.'
"āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§, āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ 'h' āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
1.2
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to make something, often a musical instrument, emit sound
Transitive: to sound sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
During the performance, the violinist expertly sounded each note.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻĢāĻ°āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻŦā§āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
1.3
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to convey the impression or resemblance of a particular noise based on what is heard
Intransitive: to sound like sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The melody in the song sounded like a tune from my childhood.
āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻļā§āĻļāĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛.
1.4
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to emit a specific noise or tone to communicate a message, provide a warning, or convey information
Transitive: to sound a noise or tone
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
We should sound a warning about the potential risks involved.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤
02
āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž, āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to convey or make a specific impression when read about or when heard
Linking Verb: to sound [adj]
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Learning a new language sounds challenging but rewarding.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻļā§āĻāĻž āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĢāĻ˛āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ.
2.1
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to use one's voice to convey a particular emotion or quality
Linking Verb: to sound [adj]
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She sounded excited when she talked about her upcoming vacation.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
2.2
āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž, āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to give the impression of or appear as if something is a particular way or possesses specific qualities
Dialect
British
BritishLinking Verb: to sound sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The movie sounds an entertaining choice for the evening.
āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ¨āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to use a special equipment to measure the depth of something, particularly a body of water
Transitive: to sound depth of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The fisherman sounded the pond to find the best spot to cast his line.
āĻŽā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻŦā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž, āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to examine a body cavity, such as the chest or abdomen, by listening to the sounds it produces using a stethoscope or other medical instrument
Transitive: to sound a body cavity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
To diagnose the issue, the veterinarian sounded the dog's chest.
āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§, āĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
05
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to use a long surgical probe to examine or treat internal cavities, such as the bladder, in a person's body
Transitive: to sound internal cavities of body
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The nurse carefully sounded the urinary tract to assess for blockages.
āĻ¨āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¸ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŽā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤
06
āĻĄā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
(of a whale or marine creature) to descend rapidly and steeply from the surface to a considerable depth in the water
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As the whale sounded, its powerful tail propelled it into the abyss.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĄā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻ˛ā§ āĻ ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
sound
01
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ
healthy in both body and mind, without any illness or problems
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After a week of rest, he felt sound again.
āĻāĻ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§
being in good condition and without any damage or flaws
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The roof stayed sound during the heavy rain.
āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ
financially stable, reliable, and free from significant risks
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company 's sound financial management practices ensured it weathered periods of market volatility.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
characterized by good judgment and reliability
05
complete, thorough, or solid
06
(of sleep) deep and undisturbed
07
virtuous or ethical
08
vigorous, forceful, or severe
09
having legal validity or enforceability
10
āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ, āĻŦā§āĻ§
having a solid foundation in logic or reason
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The investment plan appears sound for long-term growth.
āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
11
good, acceptable, decent, or reliable
DialectBritish
BritishSlang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
See that man over there? He 's sound. You should get to know him.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
soundable
soundless
sound
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
