How to pronounce “agreement”
Say “agreement” in 3 beats
agreement
/əˈɡɹimənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐɡɹiːmənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- agə
- reemɡɹistress
- entmənt
- IPA (American)
- /əˈɡɹimənt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐɡɹiːmənt/
- Respelling
- uh-GREE-muhnt
- Syllables
- 3 — ag-REEM-ent
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ag-REEM-ent. “reem” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/əˈɡɹimənt/
/ɐɡɹiːmənt/
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What “agreement” means
- noun
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
“they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business”
- noun
compatibility of observations
“there was no agreement between theory and measurement”
- noun
harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters
“the two parties were in agreement”
Say it in a sentence
“They signed the agreement without reading the last two pages.”“agreement”, answered
How do you pronounce “agreement”?
“agreement” is pronounced /əˈɡɹimənt/ (uh-GREE-muhnt) in American English and /ɐɡɹiːmənt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “reem”. Build it as ag-REEM-ent, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “agreement” have?
3: ag · reem · ent. The beat lands on the second, “reem”.
Is “agreement” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈɡɹimənt/ (uh-GREE-muhnt); British English says /ɐɡɹiːmənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “agreement” mean?
As a noun: the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises For example: “they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “agreement”?
Stress the second syllable: ag-REEM-ent. “reem” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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