Pronunciation

How to pronounce “append

“append” is pronounced /əˈpɛnd/ (uh-PEND) in American English and /ɐpɛnd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pend”.
The sound

Say “append” in 2 beats

Say it like this

append

/əˈpɛnd/

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

2 beats
  1. apə
  2. pendpɛndstress
IPA (American)
/əˈpɛnd/
IPA (British)
/ɐpɛnd/
Respelling
uh-PEND
Syllables
2 — ap-PEND
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ap-PEND. “pend” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls 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

/əˈpɛnd/

British

/ɐpɛnd/

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Meaning

What “append” means

  1. verb

    add to the very end

    He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language

  2. verb

    fix to; attach

    append a charm to the necklace

  3. verb

    state or say further

    `It doesn't matter,' he supplied

Say it in a sentence

Please append your phone number to the bottom of the form.
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them

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Questions

append”, answered

How do you pronounce “append”?

“append” is pronounced /əˈpɛnd/ (uh-PEND) in American English and /ɐpɛnd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pend”. Build it as ap-PEND, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “append” have?

2: ap · pend. The beat lands on the second, “pend”.

Is “append” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /əˈpɛnd/ (uh-PEND); British English says /ɐpɛnd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “append” mean?

As a verb: add to the very end For example: “He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “append”?

Stress the second syllable: ap-PEND. “pend” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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