How to pronounce “circumvent”
Say “circumvent” in 3 beats
circumvent
/ˌsɝkəmˈvɛnt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /sɜːkəmvɛnt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- cirsɝ
- cumkəm
- ventvɛntstress
- IPA (American)
- /ˌsɝkəmˈvɛnt/
- IPA (British)
- /sɜːkəmvɛnt/
- Respelling
- sur-kuhm-VENT
- Syllables
- 3 — cir-cum-VENT
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: cir-cum-VENT. “vent” 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
/ˌsɝkəmˈvɛnt/
/sɜːkəmvɛnt/
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What “circumvent” means
- verb
surround so as to force to give up
“The Turks besieged Vienna”
- verb
beat through cleverness and wit
“I beat the traffic”
- verb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
“He dodged the issue”
Say it in a sentence
“He found a footpath to circumvent the flooded road.”“circumvent”, answered
How do you pronounce “circumvent”?
“circumvent” is pronounced /ˌsɝkəmˈvɛnt/ (sur-kuhm-VENT) in American English and /sɜːkəmvɛnt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “vent”. Build it as cir-cum-VENT, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “circumvent” have?
3: cir · cum · vent. The beat lands on the third, “vent”.
Is “circumvent” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌsɝkəmˈvɛnt/ (sur-kuhm-VENT); British English says /sɜːkəmvɛnt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “circumvent” mean?
As a verb: surround so as to force to give up For example: “The Turks besieged Vienna” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “circumvent”?
Stress the third syllable: cir-cum-VENT. “vent” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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