stagnate
/staɡˈneɪt/
US pronunciation
American sound/staɡˈneɪt/
staɡˈneɪt
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- 2 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
staɡ - ˈneɪt -> stagnate
Myanmar meaning
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stagnate /stæg'neÇt;US 'stægneÇt / v
၁။ တန့်သည်။ အီသည်။ ထိုင်းသည်။ Profits have stagnated. ❍ I feel I'm stagnating in this job. ❍ His mind has stagnated since his retirement.
၂။ (ရေ)သိုးအုန်သည်။ Water stagnating in dirty ponds.
❏ stagnation /stæg'neÇʃn / n [U] တိုးတက်မှု ဆိတ်သုဉ်းခြင်း။
enter a period of economic/political stagnation.
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idle, be idle, fester, languish, rust, rot, decline, stand still, be inactive, come to a halt, constipate, decay, deteriorate, do nothing, go bad, go off, go rancid, go stale, go to seed, grind to a halt, hibernate, lie fallow, not move, putrefy, sit around, stall, stand, stifle, stultify, trammel, vegetate
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