aloud

Everyday

1. Aloud means in a voice that other people can hear, not silently: read aloud. tree →
2. «Think aloud» means say your thoughts as you think them. tree →

In the lessons

At school, children read aloud to the class, to a partner or to a parent at home; reading aloud helps with fluency and expression. In maths, teachers ask pupils to «think aloud» to explain how they solved a problem. In stories, a character «laughed aloud» or «wondered aloud». Phrases: read aloud, say it aloud, laugh aloud, think aloud, wonder aloud.

Examples

• Please read the poem aloud to the class. tree →
• Mum reads aloud to us every night. tree →
• I counted aloud to ten. tree →
• She thought aloud while solving the puzzle. tree →
• Don't say the answer aloud — write it down. tree →
• He laughed aloud at the joke. tree →
• She was praying the Lord's prayer aloud. tree →

Note

Adverb: «read aloud» means the same as «read out loud». Homophone trap: «aloud» sounds like «allowed» (permitted) — «Talking aloud is not allowed in the library.»

In Jewish tradition

At school, children read aloud to the class, to a partner or to a parent at home; reading aloud helps with fluency and expression. In maths, teachers ask pupils to «think aloud» to explain how they solved a problem. In stories, a character «laughed aloud» or «wondered aloud». Phrases: read aloud, say it aloud, laugh aloud, think aloud, wonder aloud.

Examples

• And he wept aloud; and the Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard. (Torah GEN.45.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• Sing aloud, O ye nations, of His people; for He doth avenge the blood of His servants, and doth render vengeance to His adversaries, and doth make expiation for the land of His people. (Torah DEU.32.43, JPS 1917) tree →
• Now why dost thou cry out aloud? (Prophets MIC.4.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• Sing aloud unto God our strength; shout unto the God of Jacob. (Writings PSA.81.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• Wisdom crieth aloud in the streets, she uttereth her voice in the broad places; (Writings PRO.1.20, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Adverb: «read aloud» means the same as «read out loud». Homophone trap: «aloud» sounds like «allowed» (permitted) — «Talking aloud is not allowed in the library.»