How to pronounce “apprise”
Say “apprise” in 2 beats
apprise
/əˈpɹaɪz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐpɹaɪz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- əə
- pɹaɪzpɹaɪzstress
- IPA (American)
- /əˈpɹaɪz/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐpɹaɪz/
- Respelling
- uh-PRYZ
- Syllables
- 2 — ə-PɹAꞮZ
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ə-PɹAꞮZ. “pɹaɪz” 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
/əˈpɹaɪz/
/ɐpɹaɪz/
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What “apprise” means
- verb
inform (somebody) of something
“I advised him that the rent was due”
- verb
make aware of
“Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?”
- verb
gain in value
“The yen appreciated again!”
Say it in a sentence
“Someone should apprise the manager of what happened last night.”“apprise”, answered
How do you pronounce “apprise”?
“apprise” is pronounced /əˈpɹaɪz/ (uh-PRYZ) in American English and /ɐpɹaɪz/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pɹaɪz”. Build it as ə-PɹAꞮZ, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “apprise” have?
2: ə · pɹaɪz. The beat lands on the second, “pɹaɪz”.
Is “apprise” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈpɹaɪz/ (uh-PRYZ); British English says /ɐpɹaɪz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “apprise” mean?
As a verb: inform (somebody) of something For example: “I advised him that the rent was due” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “apprise”?
Stress the second syllable: ə-PɹAꞮZ. “pɹaɪz” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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