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- pronunciation:
- pr
naUns
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
pronounces, pronouncing, pronounced |
| definition 1: |
to articulate or enunciate (a sound, word, or words), or to utter (something) in a specified manner.
We don't pronounce the "k" in "knight."She has a hard time pronouncing long words correctly.- synonyms:
- articulate, enunciate, say, sound
- similar words:
- utter, vocalize, voice
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| definition 2: |
to officially declare (someone or something) to be that which is specified.
I now pronounce you husband and wife.I pronounce this to be the property of the U.S. government.I pronounce this monument open to the public.- synonyms:
- declare, proclaim
- similar words:
- adjudge, affirm, announce, asseverate, decree, ordain, pass, render, return, tender
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| definition 3: |
to announce that a specified condition is true of.
She pronounced the weather perfect for a picnic.- synonyms:
- judge
- similar words:
- consider, deem, pass, regard
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| definition 4: |
to assert or declare formally or officially.
The doctors pronounced that the man had died of natural causes. |
| definition 5: |
to show the pronunciation of (words) by transcribing into phonetic symbols.
- similar words:
- transliterate
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| related words: |
aver, avouch, contend, proclaim, profess, promulgate, prophesy, say, sound, speak, state |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to make a declaration or announcement.
- synonyms:
- declare, profess
- similar words:
- decree, predicate
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| definition 2: |
to articulate language sounds or words.
The child pronounces amusingly.- synonyms:
- articulate, enunciate, speak
- similar words:
- vocalize
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| related words: |
articulate, find, speak, talk |
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| derivations: |
pronounceable (adj.), pronouncer (n.) |
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