sound

sound is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
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Pronunciation

Adjective

Positive
sound

Comparative
sounder

Superlative
soundest
Category:Adjectives
  1. A sound person is healthy.

Noun

Singular
sound

Plural
sounds
Category:Nouns
  1. any noise; something that can be heard by the ears.
    There was a loud sound.

Verb

Plain form
sound

Third-person singular
sounds

Past tense
sounded

Past participle
sounded

Present participle
sounding

Category:VerbsCategory:Regular verbs
  1. (intransitive)Category:VerbsCategory:Intransitive verbs If something sounds a particular way, you think it is that way when you hear or read about it.
    The restaurant sounds great.
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