pronounce
to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
to utter or sound in a particular manner in speaking: He pronounces his words indistinctly.
to utter or articulate in the accepted or correct manner: I can't pronounce this word.
to declare (a person or thing) to be as specified: She pronounced it the best salmon she had ever tasted.
to utter or deliver formally or solemnly: to pronounce sentence.
to announce authoritatively or officially: The judge pronounced the defendant guilty.
to indicate the pronunciation of (words) by providing a phonetic transcription: This dictionary pronounces most of the words entered.
to pronounce words, phrases, etc.
to make a statement or assertion, especially an authoritative statement (often followed by on): He was required to pronounce on the findings of his research.
to give an opinion or decision (usually followed by on): to pronounce on an important matter.
to indicate the pronunciation of words: a spelling book that pronounces.
Origin of pronounce
1Other words from pronounce
- pro·nounce·a·ble, adjective
- pro·nounce·a·ble·ness, noun
- pro·nounc·er, noun
- pre·pro·nounce, verb (used with object), pre·pro·nounced, pre·pro·nounc·ing.
- un·pro·nounce·a·ble, adjective
- un·pro·nounc·ing, adjective
Words that may be confused with pronounce
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How to use pronounce in a sentence
I have taken advantage of this variety to give the names in a more pronounceable form in my translation.
Old Celtic Romances | UnknownIn 1726 he changed his name to Mallet to make it more pronounceable by Southern tongues.
A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature | John W. CousinIn any case it is a barren concession, because, as we have seen, telegraphic addresses must be pronounceable.
British Dictionary definitions for pronounce
/ (prəˈnaʊns) /
to utter or articulate (a sound or sequence of sounds)
(tr) to utter or articulate (sounds or words) in the correct way
(tr; may take a clause as object) to proclaim officially and solemnly: I now pronounce you man and wife
(when tr, may take a clause as object) to declare as one's judgment: to pronounce the death sentence upon someone
(tr) to make a phonetic transcription of (sounds or words)
Origin of pronounce
1Derived forms of pronounce
- pronounceable, adjective
- pronouncer, noun
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