{ "term": "sound", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "something that you can hear", "sensetop": "sound of somebody/somethingsound of somebody/something doing something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a loud/soft/faint sound" }, { "text": "a high/low sound" }, { "text": "a buzzing/hissing/popping sound" }, { "text": "He crept into the house trying not to **make a sound**." }, { "text": "She **heard the sound** of footsteps outside.", "contextForm": "sound of somebody/something" }, { "text": "the different sounds and smells of the forest" }, { "text": "He could hear **the sound of** several **voices**." }, { "text": "The sound of children playing in the garden woke me.", "contextForm": "sound of somebody/something doing something" }, { "text": "A strange sound from the room next door startled her." }, { "text": "A hollow sound echoed through the room." }, { "text": "A strange sound came from the box." }, { "text": "He didn't utter a single sound throughout the meeting." }, { "text": "He jumped at the sound of my voice." }, { "text": "He listened for sounds of movement." }, { "text": "I awoke to the sound of rain." }, { "text": "The door opened without a sound." }, { "text": "The room was filled with the sound of laughter." }, { "text": "There was a sickening sound as his head made contact with the concrete." }, { "text": "Three bones transmit sounds to the inner ear." }, { "text": "What's making that awful creaking sound?" }, { "text": "the distant sound of church bells" }, { "text": "I sat listening to the soft sound of rustling leaves." }, { "text": "I still recall vividly the sights, sounds, and smells of our day at the seaside." } ], "synonyms": "noise", "collocations": { "adjective": ["big", "deafening", "loud"], "verb + sound": ["hear", "listen for", "listen to"], "sound + verb": ["carry", "travel", "come"], "sound + noun": ["wave", "effect", "bite"], "preposition": ["at the sound of", "without a sound", "sound of"], "phrases": ["break the sound barrier", "the speed of sound"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "continuous rapid movements (called vibrations) that travel through air or water and can be heard when they reach a person’s or an animal’s ear", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Sound travels more slowly than light." }, { "text": "aircraft that can fly faster than the speed of sound" }, { "text": "Sound carries well over calm water." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["big", "deafening", "loud"], "verb + sound": ["hear", "listen for", "listen to"], "sound + verb": ["carry", "travel", "come"], "sound + noun": ["wave", "effect", "bite"], "preposition": ["at the sound of", "without a sound", "sound of"], "phrases": ["break the sound barrier", "the speed of sound"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "what you can hear coming from a television, radio, etc., or as part of a film", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Could you turn the sound up/down?" }, { "text": "The **sound quality** of the tapes was excellent." }, { "text": "Is the sound turned on? I can't hear anything." }, { "text": "Even with the sound turned off, television is distracting." }, { "text": "They were known for producing DVDs with good picture and sound." }, { "text": "There's a lot of ambient sound in this film." }, { "text": "a game with good graphics and great sound" } ], "topics": ["Film and theatre"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["mono", "stereo", "surround"], "verb + sound": ["turn down", "turn off", "turn up"], "sound + noun": ["level", "quality", "system"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "the effect that is produced by the music of a particular singer or group of musicians", "examples": [ { "text": "I like their sound." }, { "text": "Franz Ferdinand have a great sound that's their own." }, { "text": "The Moog synthesizer created a whole new sound." }, { "text": "The band developed a formidable live sound." }, { "text": "We experimented with different sounds." }, { "text": "He has a sound unlike any other guitarist." }, { "text": "Most of their songs have the sound of the sixties about them." }, { "text": "He produces a good clean sound on his flute." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["live", "different", "new"], "verb + sound": ["create", "develop"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "the idea or impression that you get of somebody/something from what somebody says or what you read", "sensetop": "the sound of something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "They had a wonderful time **by the sound of it**." }, { "text": "**From the sound of things** you were lucky to find him." }, { "text": "They're consulting a lawyer? I **don't like the sound of that**." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "a narrow passage of water that joins two larger areas of water", "examples": [ { "text": "Plymouth Sound" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to like talking a lot or too much, usually without wanting to listen to other people", "labels": "(disapproving)", "examples": [ { "text": "She’s much too fond of the sound of her own voice." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "near enough to be able to hear something", "labels": "(British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "a house within sound of the sea" } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/saʊnd/", "audio": "so/sound/sound__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/saʊnd/", "audio": "so/sound/sound__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "noun senses 1 to 5 Middle English soun, from Anglo-Norman French soun (noun), suner (verb), from Latin sonus. The form with -d was established in the 16th cent. noun sense 6 Middle English: from Old Norse sund ‘swimming, strait’; related to swim." }