sound

/saʊnd/
verb 9noun 8adj 5name 2adv 1

Collocations

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1

(adj.) in good condition

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem

ADV

extremely, very

fairly, pretty, quite, reasonably

The company's financial plan seems reasonably sound despite the current economic challenges.

structurally

The old bridge was declared structurally sound after the engineers completed their inspection.

PHRASES

safe and sound

2

(adj.) sensible

VERBS

be, seem

ADV

extremely, very

absolutely, perfectly

The doctor said his heart was absolutely sound despite his age.

fairly, pretty, reasonably | basically, fundamentally

commercially, ecologically, environmentally, financially, ideologically, theoretically

The company's environmental policies are theoretically sound, but they lack proper implementation.

3

(noun.) sth you hear

ADJ

big, deafening, loud, powerful

The fireworks made a deafening sound that scared all the dogs in the neighborhood.

audible | faint, little, soft | high | deep, low

clean, clear, sharp

The piano in the concert hall had a beautiful clear sound that filled the entire room.

piercing | muffled | amazing, beautiful, good, lovely, pleasing

awful, horrible, sickening

The horrible sound of breaking glass made everyone jump in fear.

familiar, strange | distinctive | haunting | booming, buzzing, clanking, etc. | metallic | hollow | distorted

distant

We could hear a distant sound of traffic from the highway while we sat in the garden.

guitar, piano, etc.

The old piano sound in that concert hall was surprisingly warm and rich.

speech, vowel

VERB + SOUND

hear

emit, make, produce, pronounce, transmit, utter

The old wooden floorboards emitted a loud creaking sound whenever anyone walked across them.

SOUND + VERB

carry, travel

The music traveled across the empty hall and reached every corner of the theater.

come

Loud music came from the apartment next door late last night.

echo | die away

SOUND + NOUN

wave | effect

bite

The news report included a sound bite from the president's speech about the economy.

PREP

at the ~ of

The dog jumped up at the sound of the doorbell ringing.

without a ~

The thief crept through the house without a sound, careful not to wake anyone sleeping upstairs.

~ of

She woke up to the sound of rain pattering against the bedroom window.

~ from

We could hear loud music sound from the neighbor's apartment last night.

PHRASES

the speed of sound 2 the sound

ADJ

recorded | mono, stereo

VERB + SOUND

turn down/up

I had to turn the sound down because the movie was too loud.

SOUND + NOUN

level, quality

system

The movie theater installed a new sound system that made every action scene incredibly powerful.

recording | recorder | engineer

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