verb
1 make the sound of a word/letter
ADVERB
▪ clearly , distinctly
▪ correctly , properly
VERB + PRONOUNCE
▪ can , know how to
▪
I don't know how to ~ the name of the town.
▪ be difficult to
PREPOSITION
▪ as
▪
‘Gone back’ is sometimes ~d as ‘gom back’.
▪ as in
▪
She ~d the ‘o’ as in ‘no’.
2 state sth
ADVERB
▪ officially
▪
Reality TV was officially ~d dead by the critics.
PREPOSITION
▪ in favour/favor of
▪
The committee has ~d in favour/favor of the merger.
▪ on , upon
▪
I do not feel competent to ~ on this matter.
PHRASES
▪ be ~d dead
▪
She was ~d dead upon arrival at the hospital.
▪ ~ yourself sth
▪
He ~d himself delighted with the judge's decision.
Pronounce is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ blessing , ↑ judgement , ↑ name , ↑ sentence , ↑ sound , ↑ syllable , ↑ verdict , ↑ vowel , ↑ word