Phrase guide

give voice

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To sing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To give tongue; to bark.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To voice; to express an opinion or a feeling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • We will be able to give voice to our concerns at next week's meeting.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

put into words or an expression

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: formulate, word, phrase, articulate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: express, show, evince

Narrower terms: ask, lexicalize, lexicalise, dogmatize, dogmatise, formularize, formularise, frame, redact, cast, put, couch

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: zum Ausdruck bringen — to express an opinion or a feeling
  • German: an den Tag legen — to express an opinion or a feeling
  • Polish: dawać wyraz — to express an opinion or a feeling
  • Polish: dać wyraz — to express an opinion or a feeling