"aloud" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /əˈlaʊd/ Audio: en-us-aloud.ogg [US] Forms: aloud [positive], [comparative], Superlative–
Head templates: {{adverb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you say something, read, or laugh aloud, you speak or laugh so that other people can hear you.
    Sense id: simple-aloud-en-adv-pVDmiZo1
  2. If you think aloud, you express your thoughts as they occur to you, rather than thinking first and then speaking.
    Sense id: simple-aloud-en-adv-wKOXOk2M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Adverbs
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