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{
"term": "loud",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "making a lot of noise",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "loud laughter"
},
{
"text": "a **deafeningly loud** bang"
},
{
"text": "She spoke in a very **loud voice**."
},
{
"text": "That music's too loud—please turn it down."
},
{
"text": "I heard a **loud noise** that sounded like a cannon."
},
{
"text": "I was woken by a **loud bang** at 5.30 am."
},
{
"text": "Suddenly the footsteps **grew louder**."
},
{
"text": "I play **loud music** and dance around my house."
},
{
"text": "Eventually, the shouting **got louder**."
},
{
"text": "The noise was faint, but just loud enough to follow."
},
{
"text": "I heard a loud scream and rushed to the door."
},
{
"text": "There was a series of deafeningly loud explosions."
},
{
"text": "There was loud applause as the young man was led up to receive his prize."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "sound", "turn something up"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"phrases": ["loud and clear"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "strongly expressed",
"examples": [
{
"text": "There were loud protests from the food and drink industry."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "talking very loudly, too much and in a way that is annoying",
"cefr": "b1",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Personal qualities"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "sound", "turn something up"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"phrases": ["loud and clear"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "too bright and not showing good taste",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He wore a loud checked jacket and a green tie."
}
],
"topics": ["Clothes and Fashion", "Colours and Shapes"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/laʊd/",
"audio": "lo/loud/loud__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/laʊd/",
"audio": "lo/loud/loud__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English hlūd, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch luid, German laut, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘hear’, shared by Greek kluein ‘hear’, klutos ‘famous’ and Latin cluere ‘be famous’."
}