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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “augment”

“augment” is pronounced /ɔɡˈmɛnt/ (awg-MENT) in American English and /ɔːɡmɛnt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ment”.
The sound

Say “augment” in 2 beats

Say it like this

augment

/ɔɡˈmɛnt/

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

2 beats
  1. augɔɡ
  2. mentmɛntstress
IPA (American)
/ɔɡˈmɛnt/
IPA (British)
/ɔːɡmɛnt/
Respelling
awg-MENT
Syllables
2 — aug-MENT
Stress
Stress the second syllable: aug-MENT. “ment” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls 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

/ɔɡˈmɛnt/

British

/ɔːɡmɛnt/

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Meaning

What “augment” means

  1. verb

    enlarge or increase

    “The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East”

  2. verb

    grow or intensify

    “The pressure augmented”

Say it in a sentence

“He plays weddings to augment a fairly modest teaching income.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ɔawɡgmmɛshort enntt

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Questions

“augment”, answered

How do you pronounce “augment”?

“augment” is pronounced /ɔɡˈmɛnt/ (awg-MENT) in American English and /ɔːɡmɛnt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ment”. Build it as aug-MENT, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “augment” have?

2: aug · ment. The beat lands on the second, “ment”.

Is “augment” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɔɡˈmɛnt/ (awg-MENT); British English says /ɔːɡmɛnt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “augment” mean?

As a verb: enlarge or increase For example: “The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “augment”?

Stress the second syllable: aug-MENT. “ment” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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