how to pronounce aloud

/əˈlaʊd/

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aloud is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of aloud in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… they should be read aloud and it is a …”

meanings of aloud

adverb:

Audibly, as opposed to silently/quietly.
With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.

adjective:

Spoken out loud.

aloud frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word aloud occurs in english on average 8.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics aloud can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that aloud can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;