pronounce Definition
pro·nounce (prə no̵uns′, prō-)
transitive verb -·nounced′, -·nounc′·ing
- to say or declare officially, solemnly, or with ceremony to pronounce a couple man and wife
- to announce or declare (someone or something) to be as specified to pronounce a man guilty
- to articulate (a sound or word); utter the sounds of
- to articulate (a word or syllable) in the accepted manner how do you pronounce your family name?
- to indicate the pronunciation of (a word) with symbols
Etymology: ME pronouncen < OFr pronuncier < L pronuntiare < pro-, before + nuntiare, to announce < nuntius, messenger: see pro- & nuncio
intransitive verb
- to state or pass a judgment; make a pronouncement (on)
- to pronounce words, syllables, etc.
pronounce Related Forms
pronounce Synonyms
pronounce
v.
pronounce Usage Examples
Object
- interlocutor: The defenders stated a general plea to relevancy, but by an interlocutor pronounced after debate the Sheriff allowed a proof before answer.
- benediction: The service concluded with the hymn " The King of Love " and the Benediction pronounced by the Bishop.
- decree: Once the court has pronounced the decree nisi, a formal court order is prepared.
- curse: In fact, it pronounces a curse over us: " CONDEMNED TO DIE " .
- judgment: Lindsay J pronounced judgment on these aspects on 7 November 2003.
- sentence: Then, finally it pronounced a death sentence on John.
Preposition: on
matter: It is Babylonian as everyone competent to pronounce on the matter knows.
Noun phrase with adjective complement
extinct: He did not appear to be alive, but witness sent for Dr. STEWART, who pronounced life extinct.
Adjective complement
dead: The man, who has not been named, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Balfour Hospital in Kirkwall.
Modifying Another Word
- identically: This word is pronounced identically with the much less common word rite.
- differently: Within one hundred years vowel were pronounced differently which caused different spelling for various words, which were not used in official documents.
- correctly: Then I came to " enigma " which I pronounced correctly.
- particularly: This trend is particularly pronounced in Prague, where only 13 small theaters remain, down from 57 in 1990.
- especially: The risk was especially pronounced for younger coffee drinkers.
- sufficiently: However, these associations are not sufficiently pronounced to warrant dose adjustment.
Used with why or when
when: In the Coxless class, the contrast between May standards and Michaelmas was highly pronounced when the Pembroke coxless four took to the water.
Infinitive complement
rhyme: One example is name, which in Chaucer's time was pronounced to rhyme with calm.
Preposition: in
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