Pronunciation
How to pronounce “completely”
“completely” is pronounced /kəmpliːtli/ — 3 syllables.
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completely
/kəmpliːtli/
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3 syllables. Stress the 'iːtl' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
“he was wholly convinced”
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