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- pronunciation:
- pr
naUns
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
pronounces, pronouncing, pronounced |
| definition 1: |
When you pronounce something, you make the sound of it with your mouth and voice. When you pronounce a word, you make the sounds that make up the word. If we don't pronounce words and names the way other people do, people may not understand what we are saying.
In English, we don't pronounce the letter "h" in the word "hour."The substitute teacher asked my friend how to pronounce her name correctly.- synonyms:
- say
- similar words:
- utter
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| definition 2: |
When a man and woman are pronounced married, it means that someone with authority says they are now married.
At the end of the wedding, the judge pronounced that the couple were husband and wife.At the end of the spelling contest, the judge pronounced a tie for first place between Logan and Haley.- synonyms:
- declare
- similar words:
- announce
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| related words: |
say, speak, state |
| derivations: |
pronounceable (adj.), pronouncer (n.) |
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