sound
C1Frequent NGSL-1UK /saʊnd/US /saʊnd/
Meaning
adjective
sensible; that you can rely on and that will probably give good results
“He's a person of very sound judgement.”
noun
something that you can hear
“a loud/soft/faint sound”
verb
to give a particular impression when heard or read about
“+ adj., to sound good/great/right/interesting”
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