voice

🇺🇸 /vɔɪs/ 🇬🇧 /vɔɪs/
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Tags TOP500Oxford3000CEFR-B1
noun
A2

the sound a person makes when speaking or singing

I heard a voice calling my name.

R

having a certain type of sound when speaking

She has a soft voice when she speaks.

R

the right to share your thoughts and affect choices

Everyone should have a voice in important decisions.

R

a particular way of thinking or feeling that is shared

The community voice supported the new park.

R

a group that speaks for others

The council is the voice of the local residents.

R

the way a verb shows if the subject does or receives the action

Change this sentence to use the passive voice.

R

sound made by vibrating vocal cords in speech

The teacher explained how we use our voice to make vowel sounds.

verb
R

to say what you think or feel about something

Many people voiced their opinions at the meeting.

R

to make sound using your vocal cords

The singer voiced the high note perfectly.

translation

n. the sound a person makes when speaking or singing; having a certain type of sound when speaking; the right to share your thoughts and affect choices; a particular way of thinking or feeling that is shared; a group that speaks for others; the way a verb shows if the subject does or receives the action; sound made by vibrating vocal cords in speech
v. to say what you think or feel about something; to make sound using your vocal cords

Word Forms

3rd Present voices
Past voiced
Perfect voiced
Progressive voicing
Plural voices