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, sayverb
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, judgeverb
pronounce judgment on
"They labeled him unfit to work here"
Wiktionary
pronounceverb
To formally declare, officially or ceremoniously.
I hereby pronounce you man and wife.
pronounceverb
To pass judgment.
The judge pronounced often before, but never so widely press-attended
pronounceverb
To sound out (a) word(s).
pronounceverb
To produce the components of speech.
Actors must be able to pronounce perfectly or deliberately disabled.
pronounceverb
To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
The doctor pronounced them legally dead.
pronounceverb
To read aloud.
Etymology: Recorded since c.1330, "to utter, declare officially", from pronuncier, from pronuntio, itself from pro + nuntio from nuntius.
Webster Dictionary
Pronounceverb
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
Pronounceverb
to utter officially or solemnly; to deliver, as a decree or sentence; as, to pronounce sentence of death
Pronounceverb
to speak or utter rhetorically; to deliver; to recite; as, to pronounce an oration
Pronounceverb
to declare or affirm; as, he pronounced the book to be a libel; he pronounced the act to be a fraud
Pronounceverb
to give a pronunciation; to articulate; as, to pronounce faultlessly
Pronounceverb
to make declaration; to utter on opinion; to speak with confidence
Pronouncenoun
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.]
Editors Contribution
pronounce
To speak a word using sound
Children learn easily the alphabet and words when they know how to pronounce the word
Submitted by MaryC on April 22, 2021
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Rank popularity for the word 'pronounce' in Verbs Frequency: #1019
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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
When you compare Google Glass to the fitness trackers, smart watches and other wearables, it’s easy to pronounce [it] as dead or not as successful.
Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi:
I'm the new kid on the block in this relationship. They've been there, now they get a new DG, so we have to sit down together, start talking and take it from there, let me start my conversation with Iran. I don't think it would be appropriate, and it would be unfair, to pronounce myself about their attitudes before I sit down with them.
Thinking is difficult. Therefore, let the herd pronounce judgement.
I see Samiya Williams in you, i appreciate that Samiya Williams have a name that people must take their time to pronounce. I appreciate the tight coils in Samiya Williams locs that rhyme with mine, in my braids. I am fueled knowing that the journey it took to get to this place has many similarities to the one I am on right now as a 16-year-old.
When Pat Buchanan thundered, and I quote, We stand with George Bush against the amoral idea that gay and lesbian couples should have the same standing in law as married men and women, I wondered: Who is Pat Buchanan to pronounce anybody's love invalid?
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- نطق, لفظArabic
- pronunciarCatalan, Valencian
- vyhlásit, vyslovovat, prohlásitCzech
- aussprechen, verkündenGerman
- προφέρω, ονομάζω, αρθρώνωGreek
- deklari, elparoli, prononci, eldiriEsperanto
- pronunciarSpanish
- تلفظ کردنPersian
- lausua, ääntää, julistaaFinnish
- prononcer, déclamer, lire, déclarerFrench
- fuaimnichScottish Gaelic
- ביטאHebrew
- nyilvánít, kijelent, kiejt, kinyilatkoztat, kimondHungarian
- emettere, dichiarare, pronunziare, pronunciareItalian
- 発音するJapanese
- 발음하다Korean
- пресудува, прогласува, изговараMacedonian
- verkondigen, verklaren, vonnissen, uitsprekenDutch
- erklære, uttaleNorwegian
- oznajmić, wymawiać, wymówićPolish
- declarar, pronunciarPortuguese
- объявля́ть, объяви́ть, произноси́ть, провозгла́шать, провозгласи́ть, произнести́Russian
- uttalaSwedish
- ออกเสียงThai
- вимовлятиUkrainian
- phát âm, 發音Vietnamese
- אַרויסרעדןYiddish
- phimisaZulu
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