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How to pronounce “anticipate”

“anticipate” is pronounced /ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/ (an-TI-suh-payt) in American English and /antɪsɪpeɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “tɪ”.
The sound

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anticipate

/ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/

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

4 beats
  1. ænæn
  2. tɪtɪstress
  3. səsə
  4. peɪtpeɪt
IPA (American)
/ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/
IPA (British)
/antɪsɪpeɪt/
Respelling
an-TI-suh-payt
Syllables
4 — æn-TꞮ-sə-peɪt
Stress
Stress the second syllable: æn-TꞮ-sə-peɪt. “tɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/

British

/antɪsɪpeɪt/

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Meaning

What “anticipate” means

  1. verb

    regard something as probable or likely

    “The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow”

  2. verb

    act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

  3. verb

    realize beforehand

Say it in a sentence

“We anticipate a quieter summer now the festival has moved.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
æshort anntt×2ɪshort issəschwappeɪlong a

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Questions

“anticipate”, answered

How do you pronounce “anticipate”?

“anticipate” is pronounced /ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/ (an-TI-suh-payt) in American English and /antɪsɪpeɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “tɪ”. Build it as æn-TꞮ-sə-peɪt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “anticipate” have?

4: æn · tɪ · sə · peɪt. The beat lands on the second, “tɪ”.

Is “anticipate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/ (an-TI-suh-payt); British English says /antɪsɪpeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “anticipate” mean?

As a verb: regard something as probable or likely For example: “The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “anticipate”?

Stress the second syllable: æn-TꞮ-sə-peɪt. “tɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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