How to pronounce “circulate”
Say “circulate” in 3 beats
circulate
/ˈsɝkjəˌleɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /sɜːkjʊleɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- sɝsɝstress
- kjəkjə
- leɪtleɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈsɝkjəˌleɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /sɜːkjʊleɪt/
- Respelling
- SUR-kyuh-layt
- Syllables
- 3 — Sɝ-kjə-leɪt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Sɝ-kjə-leɪt. “sɝ” 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
/ˈsɝkjəˌleɪt/
/sɜːkjʊleɪt/
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What “circulate” means
- verb
become widely known and passed on
“the rumor spread”
- verb
cause to become widely known
“spread information”
- verb
cause be distributed
“This letter is being circulated among the faculty”
Say it in a sentence
“Rumours circulate quickly in a village of four hundred people.”“circulate”, answered
How do you pronounce “circulate”?
“circulate” is pronounced /ˈsɝkjəˌleɪt/ (SUR-kyuh-layt) in American English and /sɜːkjʊleɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “sɝ”. Build it as Sɝ-kjə-leɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “circulate” have?
3: sɝ · kjə · leɪt. The beat lands on the first, “sɝ”.
Is “circulate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈsɝkjəˌleɪt/ (SUR-kyuh-layt); British English says /sɜːkjʊleɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “circulate” mean?
As a verb: become widely known and passed on For example: “the rumor spread” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “circulate”?
Stress the first syllable: Sɝ-kjə-leɪt. “sɝ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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