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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “communicate”

“communicate” is pronounced /kəˈmjunəˌkeɪt/ (kuh-MYOO-nuh-kayt) in American English and /kəmjuːnɪkeɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “mju”.
The sound

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communicate

/kəˈmjunəˌkeɪt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kəmjuːnɪkeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. kəkə
  2. mjumjustress
  3. nənə
  4. keɪtkeɪt
IPA (American)
/kəˈmjunəˌkeɪt/
IPA (British)
/kəmjuːnɪkeɪt/
Respelling
kuh-MYOO-nuh-kayt
Syllables
4 — kə-MJU-nə-keɪt
Stress
Stress the second syllable: kə-MJU-nə-keɪt. “mju” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/kəˈmjunəˌkeɪt/

British

/kəmjuːnɪkeɪt/

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Meaning

What “communicate” means

  1. verb

    transmit information

    “Please communicate this message to all employees”

  2. verb

    transmit thoughts or feelings

    “He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist”

  3. verb

    transfer to another

    “communicate a disease”

Say it in a sentence

“They communicate mostly by leaving notes on the kitchen table.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
kk×2əschwa×2mmjyulong oonneɪlong att

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Questions

“communicate”, answered

How do you pronounce “communicate”?

“communicate” is pronounced /kəˈmjunəˌkeɪt/ (kuh-MYOO-nuh-kayt) in American English and /kəmjuːnɪkeɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “mju”. Build it as kə-MJU-nə-keɪt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “communicate” have?

4: kə · mju · nə · keɪt. The beat lands on the second, “mju”.

Is “communicate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /kəˈmjunəˌkeɪt/ (kuh-MYOO-nuh-kayt); British English says /kəmjuːnɪkeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “communicate” mean?

As a verb: transmit information For example: “Please communicate this message to all employees” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “communicate”?

Stress the second syllable: kə-MJU-nə-keɪt. “mju” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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