pronounce

pro·nounce  (pr-nouns)

v. pro·nounced, pro·nounc·ing, pro·nounc·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To use the organs of speech to make heard (a word or speech sound); utter.

b. To say clearly, correctly, or in a given manner: learning to pronounce French; pronounced my name wrong.

2. To represent (a word) in phonetic symbols.

3. To declare officially or formally: pronounced the legislature to be in session; was pronounced dead on arrival.

v.intr.

1. To say words; speak.

2. To declare one's opinion; make a pronouncement: pronouncing on the issues of the day.

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[Middle English pronouncen, from Old French prononcier, from Latin prnntire : pr-, forth; see pro-¹ + nntire, to announce (from nntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots).]

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pro·nouncea·ble adj.

pro·nouncer n.

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pronounce [prəˈnaʊns]

vb

1. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) to utter or articulate (a sound or sequence of sounds)

2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) (tr) to utter or articulate (sounds or words) in the correct way

3. (tr; may take a clause as object) to proclaim officially and solemnly I now pronounce you man and wife

4. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to declare as one's judgment to pronounce the death sentence upon someone

5. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) (tr) to make a phonetic transcription of (sounds or words)

[from Latin prōnuntiāre to announce, from pro-¹ + nuntiāre to announce]

pronounceable  adj

pronouncer  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	pronounce - 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?" enounce, enunciate, sound out, articulate, say twang - pronounce with a nasal twang devoice - utter with tense vocal chords raise - pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'" lilt - articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way palatalise, palatalize - pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate nasalise, nasalize - pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels" nasalise, nasalize - speak nasally or through the nose; "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize" mispronounce, misspeak - pronounce a word incorrectly; "She mispronounces many Latinate words" aspirate - pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds vocalize, voice, vocalise, sound - utter with vibrating vocal chords retroflex - articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants" subvocalise, subvocalize - articulate without making audible sounds; "she was reading to herself and merely subvocalized" syllabise, syllabize - utter with distinct articulation of each syllable; "The poet syllabized the verses he read" drawl - lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels" labialise, labialize, round - pronounce with rounded lips lisp - speak with a lisp accent, accentuate, stress - put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" vowelise, vowelize, vocalise, vocalize - pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized" click - produce a click; "Xhosa speakers click" trill - pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's" sibilate - pronounce with an initial sibilant flap - pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds explode - cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/ roll - pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's"
	2.	pronounce - pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" label, judge adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" acquit, assoil, exculpate, exonerate, discharge, clear - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" convict - find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced" tout - advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention" rule, find - decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty" qualify - pronounce fit or able; "She was qualified to run the marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the injections" disqualify - declare unfit; "She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete" intonate, intone - speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness"

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pronounce

verb

1. say, speak, voice, stress, sound, utter, articulate, enunciate, vocalize Have I pronounced your name correctly?

2. declare, announce, judge, deliver, assert, proclaim, decree, affirm A specialist has pronounced him fully fit. They took time to pronounce their verdict.

Translations

pronounce [prəˈnaʊns]

A. VT

1. [+ letter, word] → pronunciar
how do you pronounce it? → ¿cómo se pronuncia?
the "k" in "knee" is not pronounced → la "k" de "knee" no se pronuncia

2. (= declare) → declarar
they pronounced him unfit to plead → lo declararon incapaz de defenderse
he was pronounced dead → se dictaminó que estaba muerto
"I now pronounce you man and wife" → -y ahora os declaro marido y mujer
to pronounce o.s. for/against sth → declararse a favor de/en contra de algo
to pronounce sentence (Jur) → pronunciar or dictar sentencia

B. VI to pronounce in favour of/against sth → pronunciarse a favor de/en contra de algo
to pronounce on sth → pronunciarse sobre algo

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pronounce [prəˈnaʊns]

vt

[+ word] → prononcer
How do you pronounce that word? → Comment est-ce qu'on prononce ce mot?

[+ verdict, sentence] → prononcer

(= declare) → déclarer
to pronounce sb fit → déclarer qn apte
They pronounced him unfit to drive → Ils l'ont déclaré inapte à la conduite.
to pronounce sb dead → déclarer qn mort
to pronounce o.s. satisfied → se déclarer satisfait
to pronounce sb man and wife
I now pronounce you man and wife → Je vous déclare maintenant mari et femme.

pronounce on

vt fus (= give one's opinion on) → se prononcer sur (= pontificate on) → se croire obligé(e) d'émettre une opinion sur
She was asked to pronounce on the merits of the novel → On lui a demandé de se prononcer sur les mérites du roman.
people who pronounce on how their children should be taught → les gens qui se croient obligés d'émettre une opinion sur l'enseignement que leurs enfants devraient recevoir

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pronounce

vt

word etc → aussprechen; I find Russian hard to pronounce → ich finde die russische Aussprache schwierig; the “p” isn’t pronounced → das „p“ wird nicht ausgesprochen

(= declare) → erklären für; the doctors pronounced him unfit for work → die Ärzte erklärten ihn für arbeitsunfähig; to pronounce oneself in favour of/against something → sich für/gegen etw aussprechen; to pronounce sentence → das Urteil verkünden

vi to pronounce in favour of/against something → sich für/gegen etw aussprechen; to pronounce on something → zu etw Stellung nehmen

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pronounce [prəˈnaʊns]

1. vt

a. (letter, word) → pronunciare

b. (declare) → dichiarare
they pronounced him unfit to drive → lo hanno dichiarato inabile alla guida
to pronounce o.s. for/against sth → dichiararsi in favore di/contro qc
to pronounce sentence (Law) → pronunziare la sentenza

2. vi to pronounce in favour of/against sth → pronunciarsi in favore di/contro qc
to pronounce on sth → pronunciarsi su qc

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pronounce

v pronounce [prəˈnauns]

1 to speak (words or sounds, especially in a certain way) He pronounced my name wrongly; The `b' in `lamb' and the `k' in `knob' are not pronounced. uitspreek يَلْفُظ произнасям vyslovovat udtale aussprechen προφέρω pronunciar hääldama تلفظ کردن ääntää prononcer לְבַטֵא उच्चारण करना (ki)ejt mengucapkan bera fram pronunciare 発音する 발음하다 tarti izrunāt menyebut uitspreken uttale wymawiać pronunciar a pro­nunţa произносить(ся) vyslovovať izgovarjati izgovoriti uttala ออกเสียง telaffuz etmek, sesletmek 發音 промовляти, вимовляти بولنا، تلفظ کرنا phát âm 发音

2 to announce officially or formally He pronounced judgement on the prisoner. uitspreek يُصْدِرُ حُكْما، يُعْلِنُ изказвам vynést erklære verkünden ανακοινώνω επίσημα, ανακηρύσσω pronunciar välja kuulutama اعلام کردن julistaa prononcer לְהַכרִיז सुनाना, घोषित करना kijelent mengumumkan kveða upp pronunciare, emettere 公表する 발표하다 paskelbti pasludināt; paziņot mengumumkan uitspreken felle dom over; erklære oświadczać, orzekać pronunciar a pro­nunţa провозглашать vyniesť razglasiti izreći avkunna, fälla, förkunna, förklara ประกาศ resmen bildirmek, ilân etmek 宣佈，宣判 оголошувати; декларувати اعلان کرنا tuyên bố 宣布，宣判

adj proˈnounceable

(negativeunpronounceable) able to be pronounced. uitspreekbaar مُمْكِن لَفْظُه произносим vyslovitelný let at udtale aussprechbar ευκολοπρόφερτος pronunciable hääldatav قابل تلفظ äännettävissä prononçable נִיתָן לְבָטאוֹ उच्चारणीय (ki)ejthető bisa diucapkan sem er hægt að bera fram pronunciabile 発音できる 발표할 수 있는 (lengvai) ištariamas izrunājams boleh disebut uitspreekbaar lett å uttale możliwy do wymówienia pronunciável pronun­ţabil, care poate fi pronunţat удобопроизносимый vysloviteľný izgovorljiv koji se može izgovoriti möjlig att uttala ที่ออกเสียงได้ telâffuz edilebilir, bildirilebilir 可發音的 легковимовний قابل تلفظ có thể phát âm được 可发音的

adj proˈnounced

noticeable; definite He walks with a pronounced limp. merkbaar ظاهِر، مَلْحوظ ясно изразен vyslovený udtalt deutlich καταφανής, έντονος pronunciado ilmne, ilmekas مشخص havaittava prononcé בּוֹלֵט सुदृढ़, सुनिश्चित, सुस्पष्ट, उच्चारित kifejezett kentara áberandi pronunciato, marcato はっきりした 명백한 ryškus, aiškus izteikts; labi saredzams/sadzirdams/jūtams ketara uitgesproken utpreget, umiskjennelig, tydelig wyraźny marcado pronunţat явный vyslovený očiten jasan uttalad, tydlig, markerad ชัดเจน belirgin 明顯的，明確的 ясний, певний نماياں rõ rệt 明显的，明确的

n proˈnouncement

an announcement. aankondiging إعْلان، إصْدار حُكْم обявяване prohlášení erklæring; udtalelse; domsafsigelse die Erklärung διακήρυξη declaración, opinión teadaanne اعلام julistus déclaration הַכרָזָה उद्घोषणा kijelentés pengumuman yfirlÿsing dichiarazione 宣言 발표 paskelbimas, pareiškimas (oficiāls) paziņojums pengumuman uitspraak erklæring, uttalelse oświadczenie declaração declaraţie; hotărâre заявление; объявление vyhlásenie, vyjadrenie razglasitev objava uttalande, förklaring คำแถลงการณ์ resmî bildiri 公告，聲明 декларація; офіційна заява اعلان sự tuyên bố 公告，声明

n proˌnunciˈation [-nansi-]

the act, or a way, of saying a word etc She had difficulty with the pronunciation of his name. uitspraak لَفْظ произношение výslovnost, vyslovování udtale die Aussprache προφορά pronunciación hääldus تلفظ ääntäminen prononciation מִבטָא उच्चारण की रीत kiejtés ucapan framburður pronuncia 発音 발음 (iš)tarimas izruna sebutan uitspraak uttale wymowa pronúncia pro­nunţare произношение výslovnosť izgovorjava izgovor uttal การออกเสียง telâffuz, sesletim 發音 вимова, вимовляння تلفظ sự phát âm 发音

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pronounce → ينطق vyslovit udtale aussprechen προφέρω pronunciar ääntää prononcer izgovarati pronunciare 発音する 발음하다 uitspreken uttale wypowiedzieć pronunciar произносить uttala ออกเสียง telaffuz etmek phát âm 发音