How to pronounce “dominate”
Say “dominate” in 3 beats
dominate
/ˈdɑməˌneɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɒmɪneɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dɑdɑstress
- məmə
- neɪtneɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈdɑməˌneɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /dɒmɪneɪt/
- Respelling
- DAH-muh-nayt
- Syllables
- 3 — DⱭ-mə-neɪt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: DⱭ-mə-neɪt. “dɑ” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˈdɑməˌneɪt/
/dɒmɪneɪt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “dominate” means
- verb
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
“Money reigns supreme here”
- verb
be in control
“Her husband completely dominates her”
- verb
have dominance or the power to defeat over
“Her pain completely mastered her”
Say it in a sentence
“Tall beeches dominate the lane at the top of the hill.”“dominate”, answered
How do you pronounce “dominate”?
“dominate” is pronounced /ˈdɑməˌneɪt/ (DAH-muh-nayt) in American English and /dɒmɪneɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “dɑ”. Build it as DⱭ-mə-neɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “dominate” have?
3: dɑ · mə · neɪt. The beat lands on the first, “dɑ”.
Is “dominate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈdɑməˌneɪt/ (DAH-muh-nayt); British English says /dɒmɪneɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “dominate” mean?
As a verb: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance For example: “Money reigns supreme here” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “dominate”?
Stress the first syllable: DⱭ-mə-neɪt. “dɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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