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» When did you hear the sound?
Wann hast du das Geräusch gehört? — Tamy
Wann haben Sie das Geräusch gehört? — Tamy
Wann habt ihr das Geräusch gehört? — Tamy
Когда ты услышал тот звук? — Biga
Де ти чув цей звук? — deniko
Де ти чула цей звук? — deniko
Де ти почув цей звук? — deniko
Де ти почула цей звук? — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
7 sensesHealthy.
He was safe and sound.
In horse management a sound horse is one with no health problems that might affect its suitability for its intended work.
gesund
здоро́выйzdoróvyj, кре́пкийkrépkij
Complete, solid, or secure.
Fred assured me the floorboards were sound.
кре́пкийkrépkij, про́чныйpróčnyj, надёжныйnadjóžnyj
complete; thorough
Having the property of soundness.
having legal efficacy or force
(Ireland, UK, slang)Good; acceptable; decent.
How are you? —I'm sound.
That's a sound track you're playing.
хорошо́xorošó
exercising or showing good judgment
Quiet and deep.
Sound asleep means sleeping peacefully, and often deeply.
Her sleep was sound.
(of sleep) deep and complete
Heavy; laid on with force.
a sound beating
Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective.
a sound title to land
logically valid
Examples
3996 sentencesWhen did you hear the sound?
Де ти чув цей звук? — deniko
ruКогда ты услышал тот звук? — Biga
deWann hast du das Geräusch gehört? — Tamy
Their plan sounds interesting to me.
Як на мене їхній план виглядає цікавим. — ChickenKiev
ruИх план кажется мне интересным. — Olya
It sounds like someone is crying.
Таке враження, що хтось плаче. — deniko
deEs hört sich an, als ob jemand weint. — Manfredo
I've never heard that sound before.
Я ніколи раніше не чув цього звука. — shanghainese
deDas Geräusch habe ich noch nie gehört. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Why does that name sound familiar?
Чому це ім'я звучить так, ніби я його знаю? — deniko
ruПочему это имя кажется мне знакомым? — marafon
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English sound, sund, isund, ȝesund, from Old English sund (“sound, safe, wholeFrom Middle English sound, sund, isund, ȝesund, from Old English sund (“sound, safe, whole, uninjured, healthy, prosperous”), from Proto-West Germanic *sund, from Proto-Germanic *sundaz (“healthy”), merged with synonymous Old English ġesund, from Proto-West Germanic *gasund.
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Forms
sounder, soundestSynonyms
12 synonyms- in excellent physical condition:good
- having legal efficacy or force:legaleffectual
- logically valid:reasonedwell-grounded
- (of sleep) deep and complete:heavyprofoundwakeless
- exercising or showing good judgment:healthyintelligentlevelheadedlevel-headed
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- sounds like
- sounds like a
- that sounds like
- the sound of
- sound pretty
- didn't sound very
- sounds familiar
- sound asleep
- very sound sleeper
- was sound asleep
- sound very confident
- heard the sound
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.