pronounce
/prəˈnaʊns/
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
prə - ˈnaʊns -> pronounce
(v) အသံထွက်သည်။
၁။ အသံထွက်သည်။ People pronounce words like ‘castle’ and ‘bath’ differently in different parts of the country. ❍ Very few people can pronounce my name properly. ❍ The ‘b’ in ‘debt’ is not pronounced. See also PRONUNCIATION, UNPRONOUNCEABLE
၂။ ကြေညာသည်။ ထုတ်ပြန်သည်။ ချမှတ်သည်။ အတည်တကျပြောသည်။ pronounce an opinion/ a judgement ❍ She was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. ❍ The play was pronouned a success. ❍ The doctor pronounced that he was fit enough to return to work. ❍ ‘It's definitely an antique,’ he pronounced.
❏ pronounceable /-ǝbl/ adj အသံထွက်တတ်သော။ I find some of the place-names barely pronounceable.
❏ pronounced adj
၁။ သိသာသော။ He walked with a pronounced limp.
၂။ စွဲမြဲသော။ ခိုင်မာသော။ She has very pronounced views about art.
❏ pronounce (sth) for/against sb/ sth [PHRV ] (law ) စီရင်ချက်ချမှတ်သည်။ pronounce (sentence) against the accused.
❏ pronouncement n ~ (on sth) တရားဝင်ထုတ်ပြန်ချက်။ ကြေညာချက်။ make an official pronouncement on changes in transport policy.
❏ pronounce on/ upon sth [PHRV ] ထင်မြင်ချက်ပေး သည်။ Only an unwise critic would pronounce on the artist's meaning.
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