How to pronounce “borrow”
Say “borrow” in 2 beats
borrow
/ˈbɑˌɹoʊ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /bɒɹəʊ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- borbɑstress
- rowɹoʊ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈbɑˌɹoʊ/
- IPA (British)
- /bɒɹəʊ/
- Respelling
- BAH-roh
- Syllables
- 2 — BOR-row
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: BOR-row. “bor” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˈbɑˌɹoʊ/
/bɒɹəʊ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “borrow” means
- verb
get temporarily
“May I borrow your lawn mower?”
- verb
take up and practice as one's own
Say it in a sentence
“You can borrow the book for three weeks at a time.”“borrow”, answered
How do you pronounce “borrow”?
“borrow” is pronounced /ˈbɑˌɹoʊ/ (BAH-roh) in American English and /bɒɹəʊ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “bor”. Build it as BOR-row, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “borrow” have?
2: bor · row. The beat lands on the first, “bor”.
Is “borrow” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈbɑˌɹoʊ/ (BAH-roh); British English says /bɒɹəʊ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “borrow” mean?
As a verb: get temporarily For example: “May I borrow your lawn mower?” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “borrow”?
Stress the first syllable: BOR-row. “bor” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “borrow” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.