Pronounce Pronounced I Prəˈnaʊns Dead Verb Bre People

• very few people can pronounce my name correctly.
• the ‘b’ in lamb is not pronounced.
• to pronounce an opinion
• the judge will pronounce sentence today.

pronounce

1. to make the sound of a word or letter in a particular way
• see also pronunciation
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• Very few people can pronounce my name correctly.
• The ‘b’ in lamb is not pronounced.
2. to say or give something formally, officially or publicly
• to pronounce an opinion
• The judge will pronounce sentence today.
• She pronounced him the winner of the competition.
• I now pronounce you man and wife (= in a marriage ceremony).
• She was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
• 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.

Extra Examples

• He pronounced himself delighted with the judge’s decision.
• I do not feel competent to pronounce on this matter.
• I don’t know how to pronounce the name of the town.
• Press reports beforehand confidently pronounced that an agreement had already been reached.
• Reality TV was officially pronounced dead by the critics.
• She pronounced the ‘o’ as in ‘no’.
• She was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.
• The committee has pronounced in favour of the merger.
• I now pronounce you man and wife.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they pronounce
• he / she / it pronounces
• past simple pronounced
• past participle pronounced
• -ing form pronouncing

Word Origin

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