pronounce
verb/prəˈnaʊns/
/prəˈnaʊns/
Word Family
- pronounce verb
- pronunciation noun
- pronounceable adjective (≠ unpronounceable)
- mispronounce verb
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they pronounce | /prəˈnaʊns/ /prəˈnaʊns/ |
| he / she / it pronounces | /prəˈnaʊnsɪz/ /prəˈnaʊnsɪz/ |
| past simple pronounced | /prəˈnaʊnst/ /prəˈnaʊnst/ |
| past participle pronounced | /prəˈnaʊnst/ /prəˈnaʊnst/ |
| -ing form pronouncing | /prəˈnaʊnsɪŋ/ /prəˈnaʊnsɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] pronounce something to make the sound of a word or letter in a particular way
- to pronounce a word/syllable/vowel/consonant
- Very few people can pronounce my name correctly.
- The ‘b’ in lamb is not pronounced.
- I found it difficult to pronounce the name of the port.
Extra Examples- I don't know how to pronounce the name of the town.
- She pronounced the ‘o’ as in ‘no’.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- clearly
- distinctly
- correctly
- …
- can
- know how to
- be difficult to
- …
- as
- as in
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- [transitive, intransitive] (formal) to give a judgement, opinion or statement formally, officially or publicly
- pronounce something to pronounce an opinion
- The judge will pronounce sentence today.
- I hesitate to pronounce judgement in such a case.
- 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.
- The jury pronounced him guilty of first-degree murder.
- 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 in favour of somebody/something The committee has pronounced in favour of the merger.
- pronounce for somebody/something The judge pronounced for (= in favour of) the defendant.
- pronounce against somebody/something My opinion in this case is that I must pronounce against this claim.
Extra Examples- He pronounced himself delighted with the judge's decision.
- Press reports beforehand confidently pronounced that an agreement had already been reached.
- Reality TV was officially pronounced dead by the critics.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- officially
- in favour/favor of
- on
- upon
- …
- be pronounced dead
- pronounce yourself something
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French pronuncier, from Latin pronuntiare, from pro- ‘out, forth’ + nuntiare ‘announce’ (from nuntius ‘messenger’).
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