pronunciation
The way in which a word, phrase, letter, character etcThe way in which a word, phrase, letter, character etc. is made to sound when spoken.
» I'm sorry my pronunciation isn't very good.
Извините, у меня не очень хорошее произношение. — marafon
Перепрошую за погану вимову. — deniko
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3 senses(countable)The way in which a word, phrase, letter, character etc. is made to sound when spoken.
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In English, there are two pronunciations of the digraph 'th': voiced and unvoiced
Aussprache, Aussprache
произноше́ниеproiznošénije, произноше́ниеproiznošénije, вы́говорvýgovor
вимо́ваvymóva, вимовля́нняvymovljánnja, вимо́ваvymóva
the way a word or a language is customarily spoken
(uncountable)The characteristic sounds of a particular language, accent, or individual's speech.
His Italian pronunciation is terrible.
Being a good newsreader isn't just about having clear pronunciation.
(countable)The act of making a pronouncement or uttering a vocable.
Examples
178 sentencesI'm sorry my pronunciation isn't very good.
Перепрошую за погану вимову. — deniko
ruИзвините, у меня не очень хорошее произношение. — marafon
I would like to improve my English pronunciation.
Я б хотів покращити свою англійську вимову. — aandrusiak
ruЯ б хотел улучшить своё английское произношение. — shanghainese
deIch würde gerne meine englische Aussprache verbessern. — MUIRIEL
Please correct my pronunciation.
Будь ласка, виправляй мою вимову. — deniko
ruПожалуйста, поправляйте моё произношение. — Biga
deVerbessere bitte meine Aussprache! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Your pronunciation is excellent.
У тебе відмінна вимова. — deniko
ruУ тебя отличное произношение. — marafon
Both pronunciations are correct.
Обидві вимови правильні. — deniko
ruОба произношения правильные. — Tonari
deBeide Aussprachen sind korrekt. — Eldad
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English pronunciacioun, from Middle French prononciation, pronunciation, fromFrom Middle English pronunciacioun, from Middle French prononciation, pronunciation, from Latin prōnūntiātiō, noun of action from perfect passive participle prōnūntiātus, from verb prōnūntiāre (“proclaim”), from prō- (“for”) + nūntiāre (“announce”). Doublet of pronuntiatio.
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Forms
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- the way a word or a language is customarily spoken:orthoepy
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.