How to pronounce “append”
Say “append” in 2 beats
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.
- apə
- 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
American and British are not the same here
/əˈpɛnd/
/ɐpɛnd/
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What “append” means
- verb
add to the very end
“He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language”
- verb
fix to; attach
“append a charm to the necklace”
- 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.”“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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