pronounce

verb · nounB2

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

pronounces

V_ing/Gerund

pronouncing

V_ed/pp

pronounced

1.
(transitive)To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.
I hereby pronounce you man and wife.
2.
(transitive)To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
The doctor pronounced them legally dead.
Lily was pronounced dead at the scene.
3.
(intransitive)To pass judgment.
The judge had pronounced often before, but never in front of such a crowd.
4.
(transitive)To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.
5.
(intransitive)To produce the components of speech.
Actors must be able to pronounce perfectly or deliberately disabled.
6.
(transitive)To read aloud.
7.
(transitive)To emphasize, highlight.

Danh từ

noun

1.
(plural, plural only)Eggcorn of pronouns.

Từ liên quan

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Từ có viền nét liền là đã có mục từ; viền nét đứt là chưa có trong dữ liệu.

Nguồn gốc từ

ine-proett Recorded since c.1330 as Middle English pronouncen (to utter, declare officially), from Old French prononcier, from Latin prōnūntiō, itself from prō- (forth, out, in public) + nūntiō (to announce) from nūntius (messenger).