voice

UK/vɔɪs/

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voice noun: sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character.

Noun

voice (plural voices)

Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character.
- The human voice is the oldest musical instrument in history.
- Stop repeating in that stupid voice what I say.
Synonyms:

steven, reard
Sound made through vibration of the vocal cords; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in whispering and voiceless consonants.
The tone or sound emitted by an object.
- And after the earthquake, a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire, a still small voice.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Kings 19:12
- Canst thou thunder with a voice like him?1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 40:9
The faculty or power of utterance.
- to cultivate the voice
That which is communicated; message; meaning.
- I desire to bee present with you now, and to change my voyce, for I stand in doubt of you.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Galatians 4:20
- My voice is in my sword.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
(figuratively) An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered.
- Sicinius. How now, my masters! have you chose this man? / 1st Citizen. He has our voices, sir.c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- Some laws ordain, and some attend the choice / Of holy senates, and elect by voice.1697, Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
Synonyms:

steven, vote, say-so
(archaic) Command; precept.
- As the nations which the Lord destroyeth before your face, so shall yee perish; because ye would not be obedient vnto the voice of the Lord your God.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 8:20
One who speaks; a speaker.
- a potent voice of Parliament.1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “(please specify |part=Prologue or Epilogue, or |canto=I to CXXIX)”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC
- The inclusion of transgender voices further disrupts the homonormalization of sex and identity evident in popular LGBTQ cinema.2016, Sonia Tascon, Tyson Wils, Activist Film Festivals: Towards a Political Subject
A particular style or way of writing that expresses a certain tone or feeling.
A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, which indicates the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.
- The verbal system of Latin has two voices, active and passive.
- There are four tenses of the subjunctive (present, perfect, imperfect, and pluperfect) and three voices (active, passive, and deponent). […] See 12.8 for the formation of the deponent voice.2012, Drew Arlen Mannetter, I Came, I Saw, I Translated, page 197
Synonyms:

diathesis, gender, grammatical voice, verbal voice
In harmony, an independent vocal or instrumental part in a piece of composition.
- The theme of this piece constantly migrates between the three voice parts.
(Internet) A flag associated with a user on a channel, determining whether they can send messages to the channel.
- True, better clients will remember that a person had a voice before they were opped and will return the + when they are deopped, but that doesn't solve the problem.1999 February 20, Cory McWilliams, “IRC oddities”, in alt.irc (Usenet), message-ID <7amrhu$17kg@enews2.newsguy.com>

Verb

voice (third-person singular simple present voices, present participle voicing, simple past and past participle voiced)

(transitive) To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce
- He voiced the sentiments of the nation.
- How often he would voice his love of England, his admiration of her Parliament, his pride in her history.1893, Annie Wood Besant, An Autobiography
(transitive) To utter audibly, with tone and not just breath.
(transitive) To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of
- voice the pipes of an organ
(obsolete, transitive) To vote; to elect; to appoint
(intransitive, obsolete) To clamor; to cry out
- If thou wilt give me Davids heart; Ile voyce, / Great God, with David; and make Davids choyce.1638, Francis Quarles, Divine Fancies: Digeſted Into Epigrammes, Meditations, and Obſervations, London: Iohn Marriot, page 67
- It is not the gift of every Perſon, nor of every Age, to harangue the multitude, to Voice it high and loud, & Dominari in Concionibus.1666, Robert South, A ſermon preached at Lambeth-Chappel on the 25th of November […] , London: William Nott
(Internet, transitive) To assign the voice flag to a user on IRC, permitting them to send messages to the channel.
- I would like this script to allow me to notice not only the ops in a channel, but also those that have been voiced by the ops, at the same time.2001 November 22, Thom Peppard, “assistance please”, in alt.irc (Usenet), message-ID <B8225C66.240B%thompeppard@tru.eastlink.ca>
- If you then want others to be able to talk, you can voice them (+v) or if you want everyone able to talk, you can remove the moderation flag on the channel (-m).2004 August 1, Remco Rijnders, “moderating an IRC session”, in alt.irc (Usenet), message-ID <opsb1625xn32ljov@news.xs4all.nl>
To act as a voice actor to portray a character.
- The openly ridiculous plot has The Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) scheming to win the Pirate Of The Year competition, even though he’s a terrible pirate, far outclassed by rivals voiced by Jeremy Piven and Salma Hayek.2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, in The Onion AV Club

Proper noun capitalized: Voice

the Voice

(Australian) The Indigenous Voice to Parliament proposal

voice meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

voice in Hindi

sound uttered by the mouth: आवाज़ āvāz

voice in Tamil

sound uttered by the mouth: குரல் kural
opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote: குரல் kural

voice in Marathi

sound uttered by the mouth: आवाज āvāj

voice in Urdu

sound uttered by the mouth: آواز āvāz, صدا sadā

More languagesFewer languages

voice in Bengali: স্বর śor, গলা gola, কণ্ঠ konṭho
voice in Telugu: గొంతు gontu, కంఠం kaṇṭhaṁ
voice in Malayalam: ശബ്ദം śabdaṁ, പ്രയോഗം prayōgaṁ
voice in Kannada: ಕೊರಳು koraḷu
voice in Punjabi: ਆਵਾਜ਼ āvāz
voice in Gujarati: અવાજ avāj
voice in Odia: ସ୍ୱର swara
voice in Sanskrit: स्वर svara, वाच् vāc
voice in Sinhala: හඬ haⁿḍa, කෑ kǣ
voice in Assamese: মাত mat
voice in Nepali: आवाज āvāj
voice in Pashto: غږ ǧaģ, آواز āwāz, صوت sawt, ږغ ẓaǧ
voice in Tagalog: boses, tinig
voice in Arabic: صَوْت ṣawt, صوت ṣōt, صَوَّت ṣawwat
voice in Malay: suara, bersuara
voice in Indonesian: suara
voice in Persian: آوا âvâ, صِدا sedâ, آواز âvâz, دُنْگ dong
voice in Thai: เสียง sǐiang
voice in Vietnamese: giọng nói, giọng
voice in Myanmar: အသံ a.sam

Examples of voice in a sentence

There was a slight catch in her voice as she read the letter out loud.
His low voice allowed him to become a bass in the choir.
And joyn thy voice unto the Angel Quire,1629, John Milton, “On the Morning of Christs Nativity”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely...
O Marcus, I am warm’d; my heart Leaps at the trumpet’s voice.1712, Joseph Addison, Cato, a Tragedy:
"We have had our voice taken away for five years," she says.2019 March 24, Helen Regan, Kocha Olarn, “Thailand's youth demand change ahead of elections”, in CNN, retrieved 24 Mar 2019:
Rather assume thy right in silence and […] then voice it with claims and challenges.1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Great Place”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:

All 40 example sentences with voice

Synonyms of voice

steven
reard
vote
say-so
diathesis
gender
grammatical voice
verbal voice

All synonyms of voice

Forms of voice

Noun
plural	voices
alternative form (obsolete)	voyce
Verb
third-person singular present	voices
present participle	voicing
past participle	voiced
past	voiced

Past tense of voice: voiced

Plural of voice: voices

Origin of voice

From Middle English voice, voys, vois, borrowed from Anglo-Norman voiz, voys, voice, Old French vois, voiz (Modern French voix), from Latin vōcem, accusative form of vōx (“voice”). Cognate with Sanskrit वाच् (vāc), Ancient Greek ὄψ (óps), Persian آواز (âvâz). Displaced native Middle English steven (“voice”) (from Old English stefn (see steven)), Old English hlēoþor, Old English woþ, and Old English reord. Compare advocate, advowson, avouch, convoke, vocal, vouch, vowel. Doublet of vox.

From Middle English voysen, voicen, from the noun (see above).

Clipping of Voice to Parliament.

Words formed from voice

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Questions about voice

What does voice mean?: Voice means sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character.
What is voice in Hindi?: Voice in Hindi is आवाज़ (āvāz). See Voice meaning in Hindi.
How do you use voice in a sentence?: There was a slight catch in her voice as she read the letter out loud.
What part of speech is voice?: Voice can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce voice?: Voice is pronounced /vɔɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of voice?: The plural of voice is voices.

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