SOUND

Meaning of SOUND in English

verb

BAD : Her voice sounded more seriously than before.

GOOD : Her voice sounded more serious than before.

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See FEEL 4 (↑ feel )

noun

BAD : The engine was old and was making a lot of sound.

GOOD : The engine was old and was making a lot of noise.

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See note at NOISE 1 (↑ noise )

Longman Common Errors English vocabulary. Английский словарь распространенных ошибок Longman. 2012

SOUND — I Mechanical disturbance that propagates as a longitudinal wave through a solid, liquid, or gas. A sound wave is generated …
Английский словарь Британика
SOUND — I. ˈsau̇nd adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English sound, sund, from Old English ge sund; akin to Old Saxon …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOUND — sound 1 — soundable , adj. /sownd/ , n. 1. the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUND — I. ˈsau̇nd adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gesund; akin to Old High German gisunt healthy Date: 13th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOUND — superl firm; strong; safe. 2. sound ·adv soundly. 3. sound ·noun a cuttlefish. 4. sound ·superl undisturbed; deep; profound; as, …
Webster English vocab
SOUND — [sound] adj [ME, fr. OE gesund; akin to OHG gisunt healthy] (13c) 1 a: free from injury or disease: exhibiting …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOUND — a mechanical disturbance from a state of equilibrium that propagates through an elastic material medium. A purely subjective definition of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOUND — / saʊnd; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective , adverb ■ noun STH YOU HEAR 1. [ C ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOUND — n. & v. --n. 1 a sensation caused in the ear by the vibration of the surrounding air or other …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOUND — n. & v. n. 1 a sensation caused in the ear by the vibration of the surrounding air or other …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOUND — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a sensation caused in the ear by the vibration of the surrounding air or …
Oxford English vocab
SOUND — I. NOUN AND VERB USES /saʊnd/ ( sounds, sounding, sounded) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOUND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bell sounds ▪ Somewhere across the valley a bell sounded. a deep/sound/heavy sleep …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOUND — n. sound reception Albemarle Sound Cumberland Sound King George Sound Long Island Sound McMurdo Sound Milford Sound Nootka Sound Controversy …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOUND — I. noun 1 sth you hear ADJECTIVE ▪ big , deafening , loud , powerful ▪ We need a big …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SOUND — INDEX: 1. a sound 2. using sound or connected with sound 3. to make a sound 4. to make a …
Longman Activator English vocab
SOUND — I 1. сущ. 1) а) звук; шум to a sound ≈ под звук to the sound of music ≈ под …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOUND — sound.ogg _I 1. saʋnd n 1. 1> звук; шум the sound of voices - шум голосов sound communication - воен. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOUND — 1) звук 2) звучание || звучать 3) звуковое сопровождение 4) фонограмма 5) зонд || зондировать • - accompanying sound - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SOUND — 1) звук 2) звучание || звучать 3) звуковое сопровождение 4) фонограмма 5) зонд || зондировать • - accompanying sound - actual sound - ambient sound - ambisonic sound - binaural …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SOUND — 1) звук 2) звуковой 3) звуковый 4) звучать 5) здоровой 6) здравый 7) зонд 8) зондировать 9) клопферный 10) обоснованный 11) основательный 12) прочный 13) сопровождение звуковое 14) щуп • filmed sound recording — фото …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SOUND — _I 1. saʋnd n 1. 1> звук; шум the sound of voices - шум голосов sound communication - воен. звуковая …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SOUND — I saund 1. сущ. 1) а) звук; шум to a sound — под звук to the sound of music — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SOUND — I [©µЌ¬] sound.wav 1. сущ. 1) а) звук; шум to a sound — под звук to the sound of music — под звуки музыки to articulate, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SOUND — _I 1. _n. 1> звук; шум; within sound of - в пределах слышимости 2> _sg. only смысл, значение, содержание (чего-л. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SOUND — I 1. n. 1. звук; шум; within sound of - в пределах слышимости 2. sg. only смысл, значение, содержание (чего-л. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SOUND — _I saund 1. _n. 1> звук; шум; within sound of в пределах слышимости 2> (тк. sing) смысл, значение, содержание (чего-л. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SOUND — 1) звук; звучать 2) звуковое сопровождение 3) фонограмма 4) зонд; зондировать • - accompanying sound - actual sound - ambient sound - aperiodical sound - binaural sound - complex sound - …
Англо-Русский словарь по телекоммуникациям
SOUND — I 1. сущ. 1) а) звук; шум to a sound ≈ под звук to the sound of music ≈ под …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOUND — County: Cheshire Post Code: CW5
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
SOUND — a. san, solid, integri, valid; (of sleep) profund; n. son; (straits) strette; v. sonar, far sonar; (plumb) sondar; (seem) semblar
English interlingue dictionary
SOUND — tingog
English-Visayan vocabulary
SOUND — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gesund; akin to Old High German gisunt healthy Date: 13th century 1. …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SOUND — (superl.) Undisturbed; deep; profound; as, sound sleep.
Английский словарь Webster
SOUND — (superl.) heavy; laid on with force; as, a sound beating.
Английский словарь Webster
SOUND — (superl.) Founded in truth or right; supported by justice; not to be overthrown on refuted; not fallacious; as, sound argument …
Английский словарь Webster
SOUND — (superl.) Free from error; correct; right; honest; true; faithful; orthodox; -- said of persons; as, a sound lawyer; a sound …
Английский словарь Webster
SOUND — (superl.) Firm; strong; safe.
Английский словарь Webster
SOUND — (superl.) Healthy; not diseased; not being in a morbid state; -- said of body or mind; as, a sound body; …
Английский словарь Webster
SOUND — (superl.) Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit; a …
Английский словарь Webster
SOUND — (n.) A cuttlefish.
Английский словарь Webster
SOUND — (n.) The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.
Английский словарь Webster
SOUND — ( v. t. ) To signify; to import; to denote.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUND — ( v. t. ) To order, direct, indicate, or proclain by a sound, or sounds; to give a signal for …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUND — ( v. t. ) To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to ascertain the depth of by means of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUND — ( v. t. ) To explore, as the bladder or urethra, with a sound; to examine with a sound; also, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUND — ( v. t. ) To examine the condition of (anything) by causing the same to emit sounds and noting their …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUND — ( v. t. ) To celebrate or honor by sounds; to cause to be reported; to publish or proclaim; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUND — ( v. t. ) To causse to make a noise; to play on; as, to sound a trumpet or a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUND — ( v. t. ) To cause to exit as a sound; as, to sound a note with the voice, or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUND — ( v. t. ) Fig.: To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUND — ( v. i. ) To make or convey a certain impression, or to have a certain import, when heard; hence, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUND — ( v. i. ) To make a noise; to utter a voice; to make an impulse of the air that …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUND — ( v. i. ) To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUND — ( v. i. ) To ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUND — ( superl. ) Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUND — ( superl. ) Undisturbed; deep; profound; as, sound sleep.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUND — ( superl. ) heavy; laid on with force; as, a sound beating.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUND — ( superl. ) Healthy; not diseased; not being in a morbid state; -- said of body or mind; as, a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUND — ( superl. ) Free from error; correct; right; honest; true; faithful; orthodox; -- said of persons; as, a sound lawyer; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUND — ( superl. ) Founded in truth or right; supported by justice; not to be overthrown on refuted; not fallacious; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUND — ( superl. ) Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective; as, a sound title to land.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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