How to pronounce “condone”
Say “condone” in 2 beats
condone
/kənˈdoʊn/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kəndəʊn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- kənkən
- doʊndoʊnstress
- IPA (American)
- /kənˈdoʊn/
- IPA (British)
- /kəndəʊn/
- Respelling
- kuhn-DOHN
- Syllables
- 2 — kən-DOƱN
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: kən-DOƱN. “doʊn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls 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
/kənˈdoʊn/
/kəndəʊn/
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What “condone” means
- verb
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
“excuse someone's behavior”
Say it in a sentence
“The school will not condone that kind of language.”“condone”, answered
How do you pronounce “condone”?
“condone” is pronounced /kənˈdoʊn/ (kuhn-DOHN) in American English and /kəndəʊn/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “doʊn”. Build it as kən-DOƱN, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “condone” have?
2: kən · doʊn. The beat lands on the second, “doʊn”.
Is “condone” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kənˈdoʊn/ (kuhn-DOHN); British English says /kəndəʊn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “condone” mean?
As a verb: excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with For example: “excuse someone's behavior”
Where is the stress in “condone”?
Stress the second syllable: kən-DOƱN. “doʊn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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