Main Entry: ⁴sound

Function: verb

Date: 13th century

transitive verb

1 a : to cause to sound <sound a trumpet> b : pronounce 3a
2 : to put into words : voice
3 a : to make known : proclaim b : to order, signal, or indicate by a sound <sound the alarm>
4 : to examine by causing to emit sounds <sound the lungs>
5 chiefly British : to convey the impression of : sound like <that sounds a logical use of resources — Economist>intransitive verb 1 a : to make a sound b : resound c : to give a summons by sound <the bugle sounds to battle>
2 : to make or convey an impression especially when heard <it sounds good to me> <you sound just like your mother>

— sound·able \ˈsau̇n-də-bəl\ adjective