Complete Definition of "pronounce"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/pɹ��na�ns/, SAMPA|/pr@"naUns/
audio|en-us-pronounce.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-a�ns|-a�ns

Etymology
From OF. pronuncier, from LL. pronunciare, from L. pronuntiare.

Verb
en-verb|pronounc|ing

  1. transitive To read aloud.
  2. transitive To sound out a word.
  3. transitive To officially declare.

#:I hereby pronounce you man and wife.

Translations
trans-top|To read aloud
Finnish: t+|fi|lausua
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trans-top|To sound out a word
Arabic: Arab|��ظ IPAchar|(láfa�a)
Chinese: �� (f�yīn)
Dutch: t+|nl|uitspreken
Finnish: t-|fi|ääntää, t+|fi|lausua
French: t+|fr|prononcer
German: t+|de|aussprechen
Hungarian: kiejteni
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Italian: pronunziare
Japanese: ���� (������, hatsuon suru)
Korean: ���� (bareumhada)
Portuguese: t+|pt|pronunciar
Russian: п�оизно�и�� (proiznosít�)
Spanish: t-|es|pronunciar
Swedish: t+|sv|uttala
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trans-top|To officially declare
Finnish: t-|fi|julistaa
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Chinese: 宣称 (xu�nch�ng), 宣� (xu�ngào)
Dutch: t+|nl|uitspreken
French: prononcer
German: erklären (3)
Italian: pronunciare
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Spanish: pronunciar
Swedish: uttala (2), förklara (3), deklarera (3)
Tamil: t|ta|����ரிப�ப�|xs=Tamil (uccarippu)
Telugu: t|te|����ారణ|sc=Telu (uccaarana)
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Related terms
pronoun
pronounceable
pronouncement
pronunciation

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