Pronounce Pronounced I Prəˈnaʊns Word Verb Opinion Word/Syllable/Vowel/Consonant

• 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.

pronounce

Word Family

• pronounce verb
• pronunciation noun
• unpronounceable adjective
• mispronounce verb

Verb Forms

1. to make the sound of a word or letter in a particular way
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• 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’.
2. to give a judgement, opinion or statement formally, officially or publicly
• to pronounce an opinion
• The judge will pronounce sentence today.
• I hesitate to pronounce judgement in such a case.
• She pronounced him the winner of the competition.
• I now pronounce you husband and wife (= in a marriage ceremony).
• She was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
• The jury pronounced him guilty of first-degree murder.
• He pronounced the country to be in a state of war.
• She pronounced that an error had been made.
• ‘It's pneumonia,’ he pronounced gravely.
• The committee has pronounced in favour of the merger.
• The judge pronounced for (= in favour of) the defendant.
• 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.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French pronuncier, from Latin pronuntiare, from pro- ‘out, forth’ + nuntiare ‘announce’ (from nuntius ‘messenger’).