How to pronounce “delegate”
Say “delegate” in 3 beats
delegate
/ˈdɛləˌɡeɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɛlɪɡeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dɛdɛstress
- lələ
- ɡeɪtɡeɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈdɛləˌɡeɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /dɛlɪɡeɪt/
- Also accepted
- /ˈdɛləɡət/
- Respelling
- DE-luh-gayt
- Syllables
- 3 — DƐ-lə-ɡeɪt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: DƐ-lə-ɡeɪt. “dɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈdɛləˌɡeɪt/
/dɛlɪɡeɪt/
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What “delegate” means
- noun
a person appointed or elected to represent others
- verb
transfer power to someone
- verb
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Say it in a sentence
“Learning to delegate took him longer than learning the job.”“delegate”, answered
How do you pronounce “delegate”?
“delegate” is pronounced /ˈdɛləˌɡeɪt/ (DE-luh-gayt) in American English and /dɛlɪɡeɪt/ in British English, and /ˈdɛləɡət/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “dɛ”. Build it as DƐ-lə-ɡeɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “delegate” have?
3: dɛ · lə · ɡeɪt. The beat lands on the first, “dɛ”.
Is “delegate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈdɛləˌɡeɪt/ (DE-luh-gayt); British English says /dɛlɪɡeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “delegate” mean?
As a noun: a person appointed or elected to represent others For example: “Learning to delegate took him longer than learning the job.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “delegate”?
Stress the first syllable: DƐ-lə-ɡeɪt. “dɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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