Definitions for pronounce
prəˈnaʊnspro·nounce

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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?"

2. pronounce, label, judgeverb

   pronounce judgment on

   "They labeled him unfit to work here"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pronounceverb

   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.

2. pronounceverb

   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.

3. pronounceverb

   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.

4. pronounceverb

   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.

5. pronounceverb

   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.

6. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

2. Pronounceverb

   to utter officially or solemnly; to deliver, as a decree or sentence; as, to pronounce sentence of death

3. Pronounceverb

   to speak or utter rhetorically; to deliver; to recite; as, to pronounce an oration

4. Pronounceverb

   to declare or affirm; as, he pronounced the book to be a libel; he pronounced the act to be a fraud

5. Pronounceverb

   to give a pronunciation; to articulate; as, to pronounce faultlessly

6. Pronounceverb

   to make declaration; to utter on opinion; to speak with confidence

7. Pronouncenoun

   pronouncement; declaration; pronunciation

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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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1. • Declare

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pronounce' in Verbs Frequency: #1019

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How to say pronounce in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pronounce in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pronounce in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of pronounce in a Sentence

1. Fadwa Tlaib:

   Even though people still may not understand my faith, I expose it in such an impactful way through public service, people still cannot pronounce my name, but they remember the things that I do for them.

2. Jimmy Fallon:

   Do I pronounce it JEB! did Regis Philbin come up with this? Jeb! Jeb is running for President 2016! Jeb!

3. Marla Maples:

   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.

4. Joseph Perrone:

   She’s well intentioned, but there’s a problem when she scares her readership by giving them misleading information, almost every chemical sounds dangerous when you pronounce it.

5. Tom Emrich:

   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.

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