How to pronounce “automate”
Say “automate” in 3 beats
automate
/ˈɔtəˌmeɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɔːtəmeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɔɔstress
- tətə
- meɪtmeɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɔtəˌmeɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɔːtəmeɪt/
- Respelling
- AW-tuh-mayt
- Syllables
- 3 — Ɔ-tə-meɪt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Ɔ-tə-meɪt. “ɔ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɔtəˌmeɪt/
/ɔːtəmeɪt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “automate” means
- verb
make automatic or control or operate automatically
“automatize the production”
Say it in a sentence
“They want to automate the stock count before Christmas.”“automate”, answered
How do you pronounce “automate”?
“automate” is pronounced /ˈɔtəˌmeɪt/ (AW-tuh-mayt) in American English and /ɔːtəmeɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɔ”. Build it as Ɔ-tə-meɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “automate” have?
3: ɔ · tə · meɪt. The beat lands on the first, “ɔ”.
Is “automate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɔtəˌmeɪt/ (AW-tuh-mayt); British English says /ɔːtəmeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “automate” mean?
As a verb: make automatic or control or operate automatically For example: “automatize the production”
Where is the stress in “automate”?
Stress the first syllable: Ɔ-tə-meɪt. “ɔ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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