- 1pronounce something to make the sound of a word or letter in a particular way Very few people can pronounce my name correctly. The “b” in lamb is not pronounced. see pronunciation, unpronounceable
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- 2to say or give something formally, officially, or publicly pronounce something to pronounce an opinion The judge will pronounce sentence today. pronounce somebody/something + noun She pronounced him the winner of the competition. I now pronounce you husband and wife (= in a marriage ceremony). pronounce somebody/something + adj. She was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. pronounce somebody/something to be/have something He pronounced the country to be in a state of war. pronounce that… She pronounced that an error had been made. + speech “It's pneumonia,” he pronounced gravely. pronounce verbpronunciation noununpronounceable adjectivemispronounce verbpronounce verbpronunciation noununpronounceable adjectivemispronounce verb Phrasal Verbspronounce forpronounce on
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NAmE//prəˈnaʊns//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they pronounce he / she / it pronounces
past simple pronounced
-ing form pronouncing
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