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Definition: Meaning of, sound in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / saʊnd /

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sound sounds
  1. [uncountable and countable] something that you hear, or what can be heard [=  noise]
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  2. [uncountable] the sound produced by a television or radio programme, a film etc
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  3. [uncountable] the loudness of a television, radio, film etc [=  volume]
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  4. [countable usually singular, uncountable] the particular quality that a singer's or group's music has
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  5. by/from the sound of it/things judging from what you have heard or read about something
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  6. not like the sound of something to feel worried by something that you have heard or read
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  7. sounds [plural] British English informal songs or music that are on a record, CD, or tape
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  8. [countable usually singular] a narrow area of water that connects two larger areas of water
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sound sounded sounded
Present Participle Third Person Singular
sounding sounds
  1. seem [linking verb] if something or someone sounds good, bad, strange etc, that is how they seem to you when you hear about them or read about them
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  2. noise [linking verb] if a noise sounds like a particular thing, that is how it seems to you when you hear it
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  3. voice [linking verb] if someone sounds tired, happy, sad etc, that is how they seem to you when you hear their voice
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  4. warning [transitive] to publicly give a warning or tell people to be careful
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  5. make a noise [intransitive and transitive] if something such as a horn or bell sounds, or if you sound it, it makes a noise
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  6. pronounce [transitive usually passive] technical to make the sound of a letter in a word
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  7. measure depth [transitive] technical to measure the depth of the sea, a lake etc [↪  soundings]
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sound sounder soundest
  1. well-judged sensible and likely to produce the right results
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  2. person British English someone who is sound can be depended on to make good decisions and give good advice
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  3. person British English informal someone who is sound is a good person and can be trusted - used especially by young people
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  4. thorough [only before noun] complete and thorough
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  5. in good condition in good condition and not damaged in any way
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  6. healthy physically or mentally healthy
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  7. sleep sound sleep is deep and peaceful
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sound sounder soundest
  1. sound asleep deeply asleep
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sound used in phrases

  • Long Island Sound (noun)
    1. a sound between Long Island and Connecticut
  • Puget Sound
    1. an area of water leading from the Pacific Ocean into the US state of Washington. The cities of SEATTLE and Tacoma are on its shoress .
  • Queen Charlotte Sound (noun)
    1. an inlet of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia
  • Sound and the Fury, The
    1. a NOVEL by US writer William FAULKNER, which tells the story of the Compsons, a family who were once important in the American Deep South.
  • Sound of Music, The
    1. (1965) a very popular US MUSICAL (= a film that uses singing and dancing to tell a story) in which Julie ANDREWS appears as a NUN who goes to live in the mountains to take care of a large family of children whose mother has died. She teaches them to sing, has a romantic relationship with their father and marries him, and helps them to escape from the Nazis. Many of the songs in the film are very well known, including "Climb Every Mountain" and the song of the title, which begins "The hills are alive with the sound of music".
  • high fidelity sound system (noun)
    1. equipment for the reproduction of sound with high fidelity
  • instantaneous sound pressure (noun)
    1. the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that point
  • of sound mind (adjective)
    1. of sound mind, memory, and understanding; in law, competent to go to trial
  • plosive speech sound (noun)
    1. a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
  • safe and sound (adjective)
    1. free from danger or injury
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sound used in phrasal verbs

  • sound off (phrasal verb)
    1. to express your opinions loudly, especially in an unreasonable way
  • sound out (phrasal verb)
    1. to try to find out someone’s opinions, ideas, feelings etc by talking to them
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