voice

I UK [vɔɪs] / US noun
Word forms "voice":
singular voice plural voices
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1) [countable/uncountable] the sounds that someone makes when they speak

A female voice answered the phone.

We could hear voices in the next apartment.

He tried to keep the irritation out of his voice.

a man with a deep/soft/loud voice

in a ... voice:

The woman at the desk greeted him in a bored voice.

tone of voice (= the aspect of your voice that shows how you feel):

I knew from his tone of voice that he was extremely annoyed.

in someone's voice (= when someone's attitude or feelings are shown in the way that they speak):

Phillips called back later, and this time there was real irritation in his voice.

a) [uncountable] someone's ability to speak

lose your voice:

I have a cold – I think I'm losing my voice.

b) [countable/uncountable] someone's ability to sing

My father had a fine bass voice.

be in good/fine voice (= be singing well):

You're in good voice tonight!

c) [countable] music one of the singers in a piece of classical music

an arrangement for piano and four voices

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Collocations:
Adjectives frequently used with voice
▪  clear, deep, firm, flat, gentle, gruff, harsh, high, hoarse, husky, loud, low, quiet, shaky, shrill, soft, strident

2)

a) [singular] the right or opportunity to express your opinions and influence what happens

The apartheid system left the majority of the population without a political voice.

have a voice (in something):

Parents should have a voice in any changes to the school curriculum.

give voice to something (= express something publicly):

Her article gave voice to the anger felt by many local people.

b) [countable] the opinion of a person or group

voice of:

The voice of ordinary party members was rarely listened to.

make your voice heard (= make sure that your opinion is known to others):

Anti-capitalist groups used street protests as a way of making their voices heard.

3) [singular] a person, newspaper, organization etc that expresses a particular idea or that represents the opinions of a particular group

The paper sees itself as the authentic voice of Middle England.

voice of reason/authority/experience etc:

The senator has long been a voice of reason on this issue.

4) [singular] linguistics the form of a verb that shows whether the subject of the verb does the action (the active voice) or whether the action is done to it (the passive voice)

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- keep your voice down

- someone likes the sound of their own voice

- someone's voice breaks

- speak with one voice

See:

raise I, top I, the Voice of America

II UK [vɔɪs] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "voice":
present tense I/you/we/they voice he/she/it voices present participle voicing past tense voiced past participle voiced

1) formal to express your opinions or feelings about something, especially negative feelings

Human rights groups have voiced their concern over the treatment of refugees.

Matthew voiced some doubts about our plan.

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Collocations:
Nouns frequently used with voice
▪  anger, concern, displeasure, doubts, fears, misgivings, suspicion

2) linguistics to produce a sound with your mouth and vocal cords