How to pronounce “belie”
Say “belie” in 2 beats
belie
/bɪˈlaɪ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /bɪlaɪ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- belbɪ
- ielaɪstress
- IPA (American)
- /bɪˈlaɪ/
- IPA (British)
- /bɪlaɪ/
- Respelling
- bi-LY
- Syllables
- 2 — bel-IE
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: bel-IE. “ie” 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
/bɪˈlaɪ/
/bɪlaɪ/
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What “belie” means
- verb
be in contradiction with
- verb
represent falsely
“This statement misrepresents my intentions”
Say it in a sentence
“Those cheerful photographs belie a very difficult year for the family.”“belie”, answered
How do you pronounce “belie”?
“belie” is pronounced /bɪˈlaɪ/ (bi-LY) in American English and /bɪlaɪ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ie”. Build it as bel-IE, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “belie” have?
2: bel · ie. The beat lands on the second, “ie”.
Is “belie” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /bɪˈlaɪ/ (bi-LY); British English says /bɪlaɪ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “belie” mean?
As a verb: be in contradiction with For example: “Those cheerful photographs belie a very difficult year for the family.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “belie”?
Stress the second syllable: bel-IE. “ie” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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