How to pronounce “brought”
Say “brought” in one beat
brought
/bɹɔt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /bɹɔːt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- broughtbɹɔt
- IPA (American)
- /bɹɔt/
- IPA (British)
- /bɹɔːt/
- Respelling
- BRAWT
- Syllables
- 1 — brought
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /bɹɔt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/bɹɔt/
/bɹɔːt/
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What “brought” means
- verb
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
“Bring me the box from the other room”
- verb
cause to come into a particular state or condition
“Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence”
- verb
cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
“I cannot work a miracle”
Say it in a sentence
“He brought fresh flowers for his grandmother every Sunday.”“brought”, answered
How do you pronounce “brought”?
“brought” is pronounced /bɹɔt/ (BRAWT) in American English and /bɹɔːt/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /bɹɔt/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “brought” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /bɹɔt/ — a single beat.
Is “brought” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /bɹɔt/ (BRAWT); British English says /bɹɔːt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “brought” mean?
As a verb: take something or somebody with oneself somewhere For example: “Bring me the box from the other room” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “brought”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /bɹɔt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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