What does pronounce mean?
Definitions for pronounce
prəˈnaʊnspro·nounce
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word pronounce.
Princeton's WordNet
pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say(verb)
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?"
pronounce, label, judge(verb)
pronounce judgment on
"They labeled him unfit to work here"
Wiktionary
pronounce(Verb)
To formally declare, officially or ceremoniously.
I hereby pronounce you man and wife.
Etymology: Recorded since c.1330, "to utter, declare officially", from pronuncier, from pronuntio, itself from pro + nuntio from nuntius.
pronounce(Verb)
To pass judgment.
The judge pronounced often before, but never so widely press-attended
Etymology: Recorded since c.1330, "to utter, declare officially", from pronuncier, from pronuntio, itself from pro + nuntio from nuntius.
pronounce(Verb)
To sound out (a) word(s).
Etymology: Recorded since c.1330, "to utter, declare officially", from pronuncier, from pronuntio, itself from pro + nuntio from nuntius.
pronounce(Verb)
To produce the components of speech.
Actors must be able to pronounce perfectly or deliberately disabled.
Etymology: Recorded since c.1330, "to utter, declare officially", from pronuncier, from pronuntio, itself from pro + nuntio from nuntius.
pronounce(Verb)
To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
The doctor pronounced them legally dead.
Etymology: Recorded since c.1330, "to utter, declare officially", from pronuncier, from pronuntio, itself from pro + nuntio from nuntius.
pronounce(Verb)
To read aloud.
Etymology: Recorded since c.1330, "to utter, declare officially", from pronuncier, from pronuntio, itself from pro + nuntio from nuntius.
Webster Dictionary
Pronounce(verb)
to utter articulately; to speak out or distinctly; to utter, as words or syllables; to speak with the proper sound and accent as, adults rarely learn to pronounce a foreign language correctly
Pronounce(verb)
to utter officially or solemnly; to deliver, as a decree or sentence; as, to pronounce sentence of death
Pronounce(verb)
to speak or utter rhetorically; to deliver; to recite; as, to pronounce an oration
Pronounce(verb)
to declare or affirm; as, he pronounced the book to be a libel; he pronounced the act to be a fraud
Pronounce(verb)
to give a pronunciation; to articulate; as, to pronounce faultlessly
Pronounce(verb)
to make declaration; to utter on opinion; to speak with confidence
Pronounce(noun)
pronouncement; declaration; pronunciation
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pronounce
prō-nowns′, v.t. to make known by speaking: to utter with the proper sound and accent: to speak distinctly: to utter formally: to utter rhetorically: to declare.—v.i. to utter confidently: to utter words.—adjs. Pronounce′able, capable of being pronounced; Pronounced′, marked with emphasis: marked.—adv. Pronoun′cedly.—ns. Pronounce′ment, act of pronouncing: an announcement or proclamation; Pronoun′cer.—adjs. Pronoun′cing, Pronun′cial, giving or marking pronunciation.—n. Pronunciā′tion, act or mode of pronouncing: art of speaking distinctly and correctly: utterance. [Fr. prononcer—L. pronuntiāre—pro, forth, nunciāre, to announce—nuntius, a messenger.]
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Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pronounce' in Verbs Frequency: #1019
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pronounce in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pronounce in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of pronounce in a Sentence
All living souls welcome whatsoever they are ready to cope with all else they ignore, or pronounce to be monstrous and wrong, or deny to be possible.
[T]he enshrinement of constitutional rights necessarily takes certain policy choices off the table.... Undoubtedly some think that the Second Amendment is outmoded in a society where our standing army is the pride of our Nation, where well-trained police forces provide personal security, and where gun violence is a serious problem. That is perhaps debatable, but what is not debatable is that it is not the role of this Court to pronounce the Second Amendment extinct.
They're looking for something else, they find an old ship and they've heard of the Griffin, so they pronounce it the Griffin.
Language study is a route to maturity. Indeed, in language study as in life, if a person is the same today as he was yesterday, it would be an act of mercy to pronounce him dead and to place him in a coffin, rather than in a classroom.
She couldn't pronounce my name, but she was asking me if I was Moola or whatever . . . and she just asked if I was the one who had been loving her husband for years. . . . I didn't want to scream, it was obvious she wasn't happy.
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- لفظ, نطقArabic
- pronunciarCatalan, Valencian
- vyhlásit, vyslovovat, prohlásitCzech
- verkünden, aussprechenGerman
- προφέρω, ονομάζω, αρθρώνωGreek
- eldiri, prononci, deklari, elparoliEsperanto
- pronunciarSpanish
- تلفظ کردنPersian
- lausua, julistaa, ääntääFinnish
- déclarer, lire, prononcer, déclamerFrench
- fuaimnichScottish Gaelic
- ביטאHebrew
- kijelent, kiejt, kinyilatkoztat, kimond, nyilvánítHungarian
- pronunciare, dichiarare, pronunziare, emettereItalian
- 発音するJapanese
- 발음하다Korean
- пресудува, прогласува, изговараMacedonian
- verklaren, uitspreken, verkondigen, vonnissenDutch
- uttale, erklæreNorwegian
- wymówić, wymawiać, oznajmićPolish
- declarar, pronunciarPortuguese
- провозгласи́ть, провозгла́шать, произнести́, объявля́ть, произноси́ть, объяви́тьRussian
- uttalaSwedish
- ออกเสียงThai
- вимовлятиUkrainian
- phát âm, 發音Vietnamese
- אַרויסרעדןYiddish
- phimisaZulu
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