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voice
English
Alternative forms
- voyce (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v??s/
- Rhymes: -??s
Etymology 1
From Middle English voice, voys, vois, borrowed from Anglo-Norman voiz, voys, voice, Old French vois, voiz (Modern French voix), from Latin v?cem, accusative form of v?x (“voice”), from Proto-Indo-European *w?k?s, root noun from *wek?- (“to utter, speak”). Cognate with Sanskrit ???? (v?c), Ancient Greek ?? (óps), Persian ????? (âvâz). Displaced native Middle English steven (“voice”), from Old English stefn (see steven). Compare advocate, advowson, avouch, convoke, epic, vocal, vouch, vowel. Doublet of vox.
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
- (phonetics) 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
- 1712, Joseph Addison, Cato, a Tragedy
- O Marcus, I am warm’d; my heart Leaps at the trumpet’s voice.
- 1712, Joseph Addison, Cato, a Tragedy
- The faculty or power of utterance
- That which is communicated; message; meaning.
- 17th century, John Fell, unknown work
- Let us call on God in the voice of his church.
- 17th century, John Fell, unknown work
- An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered
- 1697, John Dryden, Aeneid
- Some laws ordain, and some attend the choice / Of holy senates, and elect by voice.
- Like many of the 7 million other first time voters, she came of age during half a decade of military rule that has governed the country since former general turned Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha seized power in a 2014 coup. "We have had our voice taken away for five years," she says.
- 1697, John Dryden, Aeneid
- (archaic) Command; precept.
- One who speaks; a speaker.
- 1849, Alfred Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H.
- A potent voice of Parliament.
- 1849, Alfred Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H.
- (literature) A particular style or way of writing that expresses a certain tone or feeling.
- (grammar) A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.
- (music) In harmony, an independent vocal or instrumental part in a piece of composition.
- (Internet, IRC) A flag associated with a user on a channel, determining whether or not they can send messages to the channel.
Synonyms
- (sound of human speech): steven, reard
- (opinion): steven, vote, say-so
- (voice of verbs): diathesis, gender (of verbs), grammatical voice, verbal voice
Derived terms
Translations
See voice/translations § Noun.
Etymology 2
From Middle English voysen, voicen, from the noun (see above).
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
- 1893, Annie Wood Besant, An Autobiography
- How often he would voice his love of England, his admiration of her Parliament, his pride in her history.
- 1612, Francis Bacon, Of Great Place
- Rather assume thy right in silence and […] then voice it with claims and challenges.
- 1622, Francis Bacon, History of the Reign of King Henry VII
- It was voiced that the king purposed to put to death Edward Plantagenet.
- 1893, Annie Wood Besant, An Autobiography
- (transitive, phonology) To utter audibly, with tone and not just breath.
- (transitive) To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of
- (transitive, obsolete) To vote; to elect; to appoint
- (intransitive, obsolete) To clamor; to cry out
- (Can we find and add a quotation of South to this entry?)
- (transitive, Internet, IRC) To assign the voice flag to a user on IRC, permitting them to send messages to the channel.
- (television, film) To act as a voice actor to portray a character.
Related terms
Translations
See voice/translations § Verb.
Middle English
Noun
voice
- Alternative form of voys
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vow
English
Etymology
From Middle English vowe, voue, that from Old French vut, in turn from Latin v?tum (“a promise, dedication, vow”), from vov?re (“to promise, vow”). Doublet of vote.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /va?/
- Rhymes: -a?
Noun
vow (plural vows)
- A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order.
- A declaration or assertion.
- (obsolete) A votive offering.
- 1786, Richard Payne Knight, The Worship of Priapus:
- There are also waxen vows, that represent other parts of the body mixed with them; but of these there are few in comparison of the number of the Priapi.
- 1786, Richard Payne Knight, The Worship of Priapus:
Usage notes
- One normally makes or takes a vow, or simply vows (see below).
- Commonly mentioned vows include those of silence, obedience, poverty, chastity, and celibacy.
- 'to keep/pay/fulfill a vow' = to honor a vow
- 'to break a vow' = to dishonor a vow
Translations
Verb
vow (third-person singular simple present vows, present participle vowing, simple past and past participle vowed)
- (transitive, intransitive) To make a vow; to promise.
- When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it.
- 1673, Richard Baxter, Christian Directory
- We do not vow that we will never sin, nor neglect a duty (nor ought we to do so).
- (transitive) To make a vow regarding (something).
- The wronged woman vowed revenge.
- To declare publicly that one has made a vow, usually to show one's determination or to announce an act of retaliation.
- The rebels vowed to continue their fight.
Translations
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- vow in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- vow in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- vow at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- WOV, WVO
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