Meanings (ES + gloss)
sonar
To produce a sound.
When the horn sounds, take cover.
sonar
To convey an impression by one's sound.
He sounded good when we last spoke.
That story sounds like a pack of lies!
Phrases
Bakersfield soundBristol soundCanterbury soundI can't hear you over the sound ofJersey soundLiverpool soundMersey soundMinneapolis soundNashville soundNew Jersey soundSan Francisco soundby the sound of itempty vessels make the most soundfound soundheart soundhigh lonesome soundinfrasoundinstantaneous sound pressurelike the sound of one's own voicemissoundoutsoundre-soundsecond soundsh soundsound alphabetsound and furysound and lightsound artsound artistsound barriersound bathsound bitesound blimpsound boothsound bowsound bowlsound boxsound camerasound cardsound change
Meanings (ES + gloss)
sondear
To ascertain, or to try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.
I've sounded my Numidians man by man.
When I sounded him, he appeared to favor the proposed deal.