audible
English
Etymology
Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#AUDIBLECategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ew- (perceive)#AUDIBLEBorrowed from Middle FrenchCategory:English terms borrowed from Middle French#AUDIBLECategory:English terms derived from Middle French#AUDIBLE audible, from Late LatinCategory:English terms derived from Late Latin#AUDIBLE audibilis, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#AUDIBLE audire (“to hear”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.dɪ.bəl/Category:English 3-syllable words#AUDIBLECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#AUDIBLE
- (without the cot–caught merger, General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.dɪ.bəl/, [ˈɔ.ɾɪ.bəl]Category:English 3-syllable words#AUDIBLECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#AUDIBLE
- (cot–caught merger, General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɑ.dɪ.bəl/, [ˈɑ.ɾɪ.bəl]Category:English 3-syllable words#AUDIBLECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#AUDIBLE
- (cot–caught merger, Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˈɒ.dɪ.bəl/, [ˈɒ.ɾɪ.bəl]Category:English 3-syllable words#AUDIBLECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#AUDIBLE
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈoː.dɪ.bəl/, [ˈoː.ɾɪ.bəl]Category:English 3-syllable words#AUDIBLECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#AUDIBLE
Adjective
audible (comparative more audible, superlative most audible)Category:English lemmas#AUDIBLECategory:English adjectives#AUDIBLECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AUDIBLECategory:Pages with entries#AUDIBLECategory:Pages with 4 entries#AUDIBLE
- Able to be heard.
- 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
- "Now, look here, Jim Hawkins," he said, in a steady whisper, that was no more than audible […]Category:English terms with quotations#AUDIBLE
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Verb
audible (third-person singular simple present audibles, present participle audibling, simple past and past participle audibled)Category:English lemmas#AUDIBLECategory:English verbs#AUDIBLECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AUDIBLECategory:Pages with entries#AUDIBLECategory:Pages with 4 entries#AUDIBLE
- (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#AUDIBLE, American footballCategory:en:Football (American)#AUDIBLE) To change the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.
- The quarterback audibled after seeing the defensive formation.Category:English terms with usage examples#AUDIBLE
Noun
audible (plural audibles)Category:English lemmas#AUDIBLECategory:English nouns#AUDIBLECategory:English countable nouns#AUDIBLECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AUDIBLECategory:Pages with entries#AUDIBLECategory:Pages with 4 entries#AUDIBLE
- (American footballCategory:en:Football (American)#AUDIBLE) The act of or an instance of changing the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.
- The audible changed the play to a run.Category:English terms with usage examples#AUDIBLE
Derived terms
Category:en:Hearing#AUDIBLECatalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Late LatinCategory:Catalan terms borrowed from Late Latin#AUDIBLECategory:Catalan terms derived from Late Latin#AUDIBLE audibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əwˈðib.blə]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#AUDIBLE
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [awˈði.ble]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#AUDIBLE
Adjective
audible m or f (masculine and feminine plural audibles)Category:Catalan lemmas#AUDIBLECategory:Catalan adjectives#AUDIBLECategory:Catalan epicene adjectives#AUDIBLECategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#AUDIBLECategory:Pages with entries#AUDIBLECategory:Pages with 4 entries#AUDIBLE
Derived terms
Further reading
- “audible”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “audible”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
- “audible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “audible”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late LatinCategory:French terms borrowed from Late Latin#AUDIBLECategory:French terms derived from Late Latin#AUDIBLE audibilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
audible (plural audibles)Category:French lemmas#AUDIBLECategory:French adjectives#AUDIBLECategory:French entries with incorrect language header#AUDIBLECategory:Pages with entries#AUDIBLECategory:Pages with 4 entries#AUDIBLE
Derived terms
Further reading
- “audible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late LatinCategory:Spanish terms borrowed from Late Latin#AUDIBLECategory:Spanish terms derived from Late Latin#AUDIBLE audibilis. Doublet of oíbleCategory:Spanish doublets#AUDIBLE.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /auˈdible/ [au̯ˈð̞i.β̞le]Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#AUDIBLECategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#AUDIBLE
- Rhymes: -ibleCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/ible#AUDIBLECategory:Rhymes:Spanish/ible/3 syllables#AUDIBLE
- Syllabification: au‧di‧ble
Adjective
audible m or f (masculine and feminine plural audibles)Category:Spanish lemmas#AUDIBLECategory:Spanish adjectives#AUDIBLECategory:Spanish epicene adjectives#AUDIBLECategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#AUDIBLECategory:Pages with entries#AUDIBLECategory:Pages with 4 entries#AUDIBLE
Derived terms
Further reading
- “audible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025