aloud

adverb

ə-ˈlau̇d 

1

: with the speaking voice in a way that can be clearly heard

She read the story aloud.

2

archaic : in a loud manner : loudly

Synonyms of aloud

• out
• audibly
• loudly
• clearly

Examples of aloud in a Sentence

the mischievous teacher likes to call on the sleepiest-looking students to read aloud from the textbook

Recent Examples on the Web

In a rare moment of confrontational summitry that went viral, Teodoro decided to read the document aloud in front of the live audience. — Huiyee Chiew, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026

As the names of the nearly 3,000 victims are read aloud, a bell rings at the exact minute each of the four planes crashed and when each of the twin towers fell. — Lila Dominus, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Sprinkled with poems in English and in Scots (go ahead, read them aloud, see how close-and-yet-far the two languages are from one another), Bramwell’s debut is just fun to read. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

Between bells, mourners read aloud the names of the nearly three thousand people who died that day. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from a- entry 1 + loud

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing aloud

• think aloud/out loud

Rhymes for aloud

• allowed
• avowed
• endowed
• mcleod
• bowed
• browed
• cloud
• cowed
• crowd
• dowd
• loud
• ploughed

Kids Definition

aloud

adverb

ə-ˈlau̇d 

: so as to be clearly heard

read aloud