make oneself heard



make oneself heard

to speak loudly so that one will be heard above background noise. I had to shout to make myself heard. He screamed to make himself heard over the sound of the plane's engines.
See also: hear, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ParrisPER-is, PAR-isEnglish (Rare)
PerttiPERT-teeFinnish
Nawal-Arabic
CarlaKAHR-lah (Spanish, German, Dutch), KAHR-lə (English)Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, English, German, Dutch
HrÓ&Eth;Valdr-Ancient Scandinavian
Kostadin-Bulgarian, Macedonian