PRONOUNCE


Meaning of PRONOUNCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prənaʊns ]

( pronounces, pronouncing, pronounced)

1.

To pronounce a word means to say it using particular sounds.

Have I pronounced your name correctly?...

He pronounced it Per-sha, the way the English do.

VERB : V n , V n n

2.

If you pronounce something to be true, you state that it is the case. ( FORMAL )

A specialist has now pronounced him fully fit...

I now pronounce you man and wife.

= declare

VERB : V n adj , V n n

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