How to pronounce “demonstrated”
Say “demonstrated” in 4 beats
demonstrated
/ˈdɛmənˌstɹeɪtɪd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɛmənstɹeɪtɪd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- demdɛstress
- onsmən
- tratstɹeɪ
- edtɪd
- IPA (American)
- /ˈdɛmənˌstɹeɪtɪd/
- IPA (British)
- /dɛmənstɹeɪtɪd/
- Respelling
- DE-muhn-stray-tid
- Syllables
- 4 — DEM-ons-trat-ed
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: DEM-ons-trat-ed. “dem” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈdɛmənˌstɹeɪtɪd/
/dɛmənstɹeɪtɪd/
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What “demonstrated” means
- verb
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
“She shows her dogs frequently”
- verb
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
“The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound”
- verb
provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
“His high fever attested to his illness”
Say it in a sentence
“She demonstrated the technique slowly so everyone could follow.”“demonstrated”, answered
How do you pronounce “demonstrated”?
“demonstrated” is pronounced /ˈdɛmənˌstɹeɪtɪd/ (DE-muhn-stray-tid) in American English and /dɛmənstɹeɪtɪd/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “dem”. Build it as DEM-ons-trat-ed, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “demonstrated” have?
4: dem · ons · trat · ed. The beat lands on the first, “dem”.
Is “demonstrated” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈdɛmənˌstɹeɪtɪd/ (DE-muhn-stray-tid); British English says /dɛmənstɹeɪtɪd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “demonstrated” mean?
As a verb: give an exhibition of to an interested audience For example: “She shows her dogs frequently” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “demonstrated”?
Stress the first syllable: DEM-ons-trat-ed. “dem” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “demonstrated” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.