aloud Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adverb using the voice; not silently
    out loud.
    • please read the passage aloud
    • he laughed out loud
  2. adverb with relatively high volume
    loudly; loud.
    • the band played loudly
    • she spoke loudly and angrily
    • he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him
    • cried aloud for help

WordNet


A*loud" adverb
Etymology
Pref. a- + loud.
Definitions
  1. With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.
    Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice. Isa. lviii. 1.

Webster 1913