Pronounce (Verb)
Meaning 1
Pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The judge was about to pronounce judgment on the defendant after hearing all the evidence.
- The committee will pronounce their decision on the controversial policy next week.
- The board decided to pronounce him unfit to continue in his role due to his unethical behavior.
- Experts pronounce the new AI system to be a massive breakthrough in technology.
- The jury took hours to deliberate before they would pronounce their verdict on the accused.
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Meaning 2
Speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- He struggles to pronounce words that begin with the letter 'r' due to his accent.
- The local tourism guide pronounces the town's name differently than the residents do.
- As a child, she had trouble pronouncing her own surname.
- She pronounces the word beautifully, with every syllable clear and distinct.
- Many English speakers find it difficult to pronounce the 'ch' sound in certain regional German dialects.
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- Vowelize
- Vocalize
- Syllabise
- Labialise
- Nasalise
- Vowelise
- Sound
- Accentuate
- Vocalise
- Labialize
- Palatalise
- Misspeak
- Subvocalise
- Accent