To engage or take part in, to perform (dances, songs), to utter (joyful or mournful) sounds. Cf. Latin ducere carmen, choros, German die reihen führen…

(Without indirect object.) To make, esp. suddenly (some bodily movement or gesture); to put forth, emit (a cry, a sound, a sigh, etc.); †to make (an…

transitive. To utter (words); to read out or recite (a passage, composition, etc.); to say over (something one has memorized or learned). See also…

To utter or speak in familiar language (words, a tale, etc.); to express in talk or speech (matter, opinions, etc.). †Also with object clause…

To raise (a cry); to utter (vocal sound).

transitive. (a) To express in speech or writing, to utter; (b) to vent or give expression to (an emotion) (rare). Obsolete.

To utter in an audible tone; to pronounce or repeat. Sometimes implying loudness of voice. Also with forth or out.

To emit, breathe forth; to utter (a cry). Obsolete except in phr. to give up the ghost: see ghost, n. 1.

transitive. To give utterance to; to utter, speak, articulate (a word or words); †to make or produce (a vocal sound) (obsolete). Also intransitive.

figurative. With up, †out. To utter; to disclose. Also intransitive.

transitive. To pronounce, speak; to give utterance to. Now chiefly Scottish.

transitive. To utter (words, prayers, etc.).

with ellipsis of come or go. forth with = come forth with, (come) out with, utter. Obsolete.

transitive. To send forth as a sound; to give out in an audible voice; to give vent or expression to (joy, etc.); to burst out with (a cry, yell…

transitive. To put in operation, to bring into play; to employ or exercise (one's strength, or a quality or ability) to achieve a goal; (also) to…

To unfold or exhibit to other senses, to observation generally, or to the mind. To give utterance to, pour forth, utter. Obsolete.

To give, heave, or utter (a groan, sigh, etc.). Now rare or poetic.

transitive. literary. To pronounce, say, intone.

transitive. To say again, restate, repeat. Formerly also: †to say or utter in response, (figurative) to re-echo (obsolete).

transitive. To produce or utter (a sound, word, etc.) with the voice.

To draw, get, take (breath, †a breathing); now rare. Hence by extension, To heave (a sigh); to utter (a groan, scream); to drain (a draught).

With reference to sound. intransitive. colloquial. Of a person: to utter a specified sound or noise. Later also used to report direct speech: to…

transitive. To come out with, utter.