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- [pruh-nouns]
- /prəˈnaʊns/
- /prəˈnaʊns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pruh-nouns]
- /prəˈnaʊns/
Definitions of pronounce word
- verb with object pronounce to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.). 1
- verb with object pronounce to utter or sound in a particular manner in speaking: He pronounces his words indistinctly. 1
- verb with object pronounce to utter or articulate in the accepted or correct manner: I can't pronounce this word. 1
- verb with object pronounce to declare (a person or thing) to be as specified: She pronounced it the best salmon she had ever tasted. 1
- verb with object pronounce to utter or deliver formally or solemnly: to pronounce sentence. 1
- verb with object pronounce to announce authoritatively or officially: The judge pronounced the defendant guilty. 1
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Origin of pronounce
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English pronouncen < Middle French prononcier < Latin prōnūntiāre to proclaim, announce, recite, utter. See pro-1, announce
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Parts of speech for Pronounce
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pronounce popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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verb pronounce
- affirm — If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.
- animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
- approve — If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
- articulate — If you describe someone as articulate, you mean that they are able to express their thoughts and ideas easily and well.
- assert — If someone asserts a fact or belief, they state it firmly.
Antonyms for pronounce
verb pronounce
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- blow off — If you blow something off, you ignore it or choose not to deal with it.
- cut to the quick — done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- dump on — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
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