How to pronounce “authorise”
Say “authorise” in 3 beats
authorise
/ˈɔθəˌɹaɪz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈɔːθəɹaɪz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɔɔstress
- θəθə
- ɹaɪzɹaɪz
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɔθəˌɹaɪz/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈɔːθəɹaɪz/
- Respelling
- AW-thuh-ryze
- Syllables
- 3 — Ɔ-θə-ɹaɪz
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Ɔ-θə-ɹaɪz. “ɔ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɔθəˌɹaɪz/
/ˈɔːθəɹaɪz/
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Where “authorise” goes wrong
- Often heard
“aw-THOR-yze”
the stress is on AW, the first syllable
What “authorise” means
- verb
give or delegate power or authority to
“She authorized her assistant to sign the papers”
- verb
grant authorization or clearance for
“Clear the manuscript for publication”
Say it in a sentence
“Only the head of department can authorise a refund.”“authorise”, answered
How do you pronounce “authorise”?
“authorise” is pronounced /ˈɔθəˌɹaɪz/ (AW-thuh-ryze) in American English and /ˈɔːθəɹaɪz/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɔ”. Build it as Ɔ-θə-ɹaɪz, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “authorise” have?
3: ɔ · θə · ɹaɪz. The beat lands on the first, “ɔ”.
Is “authorise” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɔθəˌɹaɪz/ (AW-thuh-ryze); British English says /ˈɔːθəɹaɪz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “authorise” mean?
As a verb: give or delegate power or authority to For example: “She authorized her assistant to sign the papers” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “authorise”?
Stress the first syllable: Ɔ-θə-ɹaɪz. “ɔ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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