Main Entry:

⁴sound

Function:

verb

Date:

13th century

transitive verb

1 a: to cause to sound <sound a trumpet> b: pronounce 3a2: to put into words : voice3 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>5chiefly British : to convey the impression of : sound like <that sounds a logical use of resources — Economist>intransitive verb1 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