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audible en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɑ.dɪ.bəl/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal) of Canada
  • /ˈoː.dɪ.bəl/ (Australia)
  • /ˈɒ.dɪ.bəl/ (Canada, cot-caught-merger, dialectal) of the US
  • /ˈɔ.dɪ.bəl/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada; without the cot–caught merger
  • [ˈoː.ɾɪ.bəl] (Australia)
  • [ˈɒ.ɾɪ.bəl] (Canada, cot-caught-merger, dialectal) of the US
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɔː.dɪ.bəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈɔ.ɾɪ.bəl] (General-American, dialectal) of Canada; without the cot–caught merger
  • [ˈɑ.ɾɪ.bəl] (General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal) of Canada

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French audible, from Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audire (“to hear”).

Meanings

  1. Able to be heard.
    • "Now, look here, Jim Hawkins," he said, in a steady whisper, that was no more than audible […] 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most audible Degree=Sup lexicographic
more audible Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

soundless · quiet · inaudible · silent

Deriveds

semiaudible · audibilize · audibly · unaudible · nonaudible · superaudible · subaudible · audibleness · audibility

Hypernyms

perceptible

Hyponyms

whistling · sepulchral · tinny · piping · euphonious · rapping · tinnient · gruff · reedy · quiet · stridulous · curmurring · sibilant · boingy · mugient · cacophonous · sonorous · silent · noisy

Relateds

monophonic · polyphonic · phonetic · homophonic · infrasonic · auditory · subsonic · phonic · sonic · stereophonic · audio · ultrasonic · sonant

Synonyms

sounded · clear · audible · hearable · hearable · vocal

Translations (58)

bg чуваем (able to be heard) · nb hørbar (able to be heard) · nb hørlig (able to be heard) · nl hoorbaar (able to be heard) · cs slyšitelný (able to be heard) · ar مسموع (able to be heard) · nn høyrleg (able to be heard) · pt audível (able to be heard) · eo aŭdebla (able to be heard) · uk чу́тний (able to be heard) · hu hallható (able to be heard) · gd osgarra (able to be heard) · ca oïble (able to be heard) · ga inchluinte (able to be heard) · es audible (able to be heard) · ro auzibil (able to be heard) · gd so-chluinntinn (able to be heard) · ast oyible (able to be heard) · bg доловим (able to be heard) · la audibilis (able to be heard) · ru слы́шимый (able to be heard) · ru слы́шный (able to be heard) · gl audíbel (able to be heard) · gv so-chlashtyn (able to be heard) · es oíble (able to be heard) · da hørbar (able to be heard) · da hørlig (able to be heard) · cmn 聽得見的 /听得见的 (able to be heard) · fi kuuluva (able to be heard) · fr audible (able to be heard) · ja 耳に聞こえる (able to be heard) · tr duyulur (able to be heard) · mk чуен (able to be heard) · el ακουστός (able to be heard) · pl słyszalny (able to be heard) · it udibile (able to be heard) · de hörbar (able to be heard) · ang ġehīerendlīċ (able to be heard) · ca audible (able to be heard) · sv hörbar (able to be heard) · ja 音がする (able to be heard) · ja 可聴な (able to be heard) · ga inchloiste (able to be heard) · gd so-chloiste (able to be heard) · cy clywedog (able to be heard) · gv clashtynagh (able to be heard) · tr işitilir (able to be heard) · tr duyulabilir (able to be heard) · gd so-chlaistinneach (able to be heard) · gv cluinagh (able to be heard) · mr श्राव्य (able to be heard) · sh čujan (able to be heard) · cy trylais (able to be heard) · cy hyglyw (able to be heard) · cy clywadwy (able to be heard) · gd labhar (able to be heard) · gd cluinntineach (able to be heard) · tr işitilebilir (able to be heard)

audible en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɑ.dɪ.bəl/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal) of Canada
  • /ˈoː.dɪ.bəl/ (Australia)
  • /ˈɒ.dɪ.bəl/ (Canada, cot-caught-merger, dialectal) of the US
  • /ˈɔ.dɪ.bəl/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada; without the cot–caught merger
  • [ˈoː.ɾɪ.bəl] (Australia)
  • [ˈɒ.ɾɪ.bəl] (Canada, cot-caught-merger, dialectal) of the US
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɔː.dɪ.bəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈɔ.ɾɪ.bəl] (General-American, dialectal) of Canada; without the cot–caught merger
  • [ˈɑ.ɾɪ.bəl] (General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal) of Canada

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French audible, from Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audire (“to hear”).

Meanings

  1. 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.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
audibles Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

call an audible

audible en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɑ.dɪ.bəl/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal) of Canada
  • /ˈoː.dɪ.bəl/ (Australia)
  • /ˈɒ.dɪ.bəl/ (Canada, cot-caught-merger, dialectal) of the US
  • /ˈɔ.dɪ.bəl/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada; without the cot–caught merger
  • [ˈoː.ɾɪ.bəl] (Australia)
  • [ˈɒ.ɾɪ.bəl] (Canada, cot-caught-merger, dialectal) of the US
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɔː.dɪ.bəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈɔ.ɾɪ.bəl] (General-American, dialectal) of Canada; without the cot–caught merger
  • [ˈɑ.ɾɪ.bəl] (General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal) of Canada

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French audible, from Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audire (“to hear”).

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To change the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.
    • The quarterback audibled after seeing the defensive formation.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
audibling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
audibled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
audibled Tense=Past lexicographic
audibles Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic