How to pronounce “antecedent”
Say “antecedent” in 4 beats
antecedent
/ˌænˈtɛsədənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /antɪsiːdənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- anæn
- tectɛstress
- edsə
- entdənt
- IPA (American)
- /ˌænˈtɛsədənt/
- IPA (British)
- /antɪsiːdənt/
- Also accepted
- /ˌæntɪˈsidənt/
- Respelling
- an-TE-suh-duhnt
- Syllables
- 4 — an-TEC-ed-ent
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: an-TEC-ed-ent. “tec” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˌænˈtɛsədənt/
/antɪsiːdənt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “antecedent” means
- noun
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
- noun
a preceding occurrence or cause or event
- noun
anything that precedes something similar in time
“phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience”
Say it in a sentence
“He traced one antecedent back to a small farm in Donegal.”“antecedent”, answered
How do you pronounce “antecedent”?
“antecedent” is pronounced /ˌænˈtɛsədənt/ (an-TE-suh-duhnt) in American English and /antɪsiːdənt/ in British English, and /ˌæntɪˈsidənt/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “tec”. Build it as an-TEC-ed-ent, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “antecedent” have?
4: an · tec · ed · ent. The beat lands on the second, “tec”.
Is “antecedent” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌænˈtɛsədənt/ (an-TE-suh-duhnt); British English says /antɪsiːdənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “antecedent” mean?
As a noun: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) For example: “He traced one antecedent back to a small farm in Donegal.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “antecedent”?
Stress the second syllable: an-TEC-ed-ent. “tec” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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