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. [Middle English pronouncen, from Old French prononcier, from Latin pr  n nti re : pr-, forth; see pro-1 + nntire, to announce (from nntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots).]pro·nounce a·ble adj.pro·nounc er n. |
pronounce
Verb
[-nouncing, -nounced]
1. to speak (a sound or sounds), esp. clearly or in a certain way
2. to announce or declare officially: I now pronounce you man and wife
3. to declare as one's judgment: he pronounced the wine drinkable [Latin pronuntiare to announce]
pronounceable adj
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| 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?" 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 - 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 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" 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" 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" 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" |
pronounce
Translations
pronounce [prəˈnauns] vt → pronunciar (= declare); declarar
vi to pronounce (up)on → pronunciarse sobre;
they pronounced him unfit to plead → le declararon incapaz de defenderse
pronounce [prəˈnauns] vt [+ word] → aussprechen (= give verdict, opinion); erklären
they pronounced him dead/unfit to drive → sie erklärten ihn für tot/fahruntüchtig
pronounce [prəˈnauns] vt → pronunziare
vi to pronounce (up)on → pronunziare su;
they pronounced him unfit to drive → lo hanno dichiarato inabile alla guida
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 ...을 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 선고하다 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 oleva prononçable נִיתָן לְבָטאוֹ उच्चारणीय (ki)ejthető bisa diucapkan sem er hægt að bera fram pronunciabile 発音できる 발음할 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 ilmeinen prononcé בּוֹלֵט सुदृढ़, सुनिश्चित, सुस्पष्ट, उच्चारित kifejezett kentara áberandi pronunciato, marcato はっきりした 현저한; 분명한 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 ilmoitus 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 ääntämys prononciation מִבטָא उच्चारण की रीत kiejtés ucapan framburður pronuncia 発音 발음(법) (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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