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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “admonish”

“admonish” is pronounced /ædˈmɑnɪʃ/ (ad-MAH-nish) in American English and /ɐdmɒnɪʃ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “mon”.
The sound

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admonish

/ædˈmɑnɪʃ/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐdmɒnɪʃ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. adæd
  2. monmɑstress
  3. ishnɪʃ
IPA (American)
/ædˈmɑnɪʃ/
IPA (British)
/ɐdmɒnɪʃ/
Respelling
ad-MAH-nish
Syllables
3 — ad-MON-ish
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ad-MON-ish. “mon” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ædˈmɑnɪʃ/

British

/ɐdmɒnɪʃ/

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Meaning

What “admonish” means

  1. verb

    admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

    “I warned him not to go too far”

  2. verb

    warn strongly; put on guard

  3. verb

    take to task

    “He admonished the child for his bad behavior”

Say it in a sentence

“The coach would admonish anyone who arrived late for training.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
æshort addmmɑahnnɪshort iʃsh

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Questions

“admonish”, answered

How do you pronounce “admonish”?

“admonish” is pronounced /ædˈmɑnɪʃ/ (ad-MAH-nish) in American English and /ɐdmɒnɪʃ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “mon”. Build it as ad-MON-ish, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “admonish” have?

3: ad · mon · ish. The beat lands on the second, “mon”.

Is “admonish” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ædˈmɑnɪʃ/ (ad-MAH-nish); British English says /ɐdmɒnɪʃ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “admonish” mean?

As a verb: admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior For example: “I warned him not to go too far” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “admonish”?

Stress the second syllable: ad-MON-ish. “mon” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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