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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loud/#m1)

2) Loud colours or clothes are very bright and catch the eye. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loud/#m2)

3) «Out loud» or «aloud» means so that others can hear: read it out loud. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loud/#m3)

4) A loud person talks a lot and noisily. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loud/#m4)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loud/#x1)
- The dog barked loudly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loud/#x2)
- Which sound is the loudest? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loud/#x3)
- Please read the poem out loud. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loud/#x4)
- The music was too loud, so we turned it down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loud/#x5)
- Thunder is louder than rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loud/#x6)
- He wore a loud shirt with orange stripes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loud/#x7)
- Very loud noise can damage your hearing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loud/#x8)
- Use your quiet voice in the library, not your loud one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loud/#x9)
- The king laughed loud and long. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loud/#x10)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/4-starting-a-band/11/)
- [Orchestras usually seat the quieter strings at the front and the louder brass and percussion at the back, to balance the sound.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/9-instrument-families-strings-wind-brass-percussion-keys/12/)
- [Pop and rock concerts are loud and crowded; big festivals run for several days with many stages, and many fans wear earplugs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/11-concerts-orchestras-and-live-gigs/7/)
- [Lions have a special voice box with square-shaped folds that make a very deep, loud sound.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/18-the-lion-king-of-the-beasts/7/)
- [Gibbons are small apes that sing loud duets, male and female together, heard about a kilometre away.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/85-ape-house-orangutans-gibbons-bonobos/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «loud» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loud/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.