How to pronounce “emerge”
Say “emerge” in 2 beats
emerge
/ɪˈmɝdʒ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪmɜːdʒ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɪɪ
- mɝdʒmɝdʒstress
- IPA (American)
- /ɪˈmɝdʒ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪmɜːdʒ/
- Also accepted
- /ˈimɚdʒ/
- Respelling
- i-MURJ
- Syllables
- 2 — ɪ-MɝDƷ
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɪ-MɝDƷ. “mɝdʒ” 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
/ɪˈmɝdʒ/
/ɪmɜːdʒ/
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What “emerge” means
- verb
come out into view, as from concealment
“Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office”
- verb
come out of
“Water issued from the hole in the wall”
- verb
become known or apparent
“Some nice results emerged from the study”
Say it in a sentence
“Badgers emerge from the hedge just after sunset.”“emerge”, answered
How do you pronounce “emerge”?
“emerge” is pronounced /ɪˈmɝdʒ/ (i-MURJ) in American English and /ɪmɜːdʒ/ in British English, and /ˈimɚdʒ/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “mɝdʒ”. Build it as ɪ-MɝDƷ, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “emerge” have?
2: ɪ · mɝdʒ. The beat lands on the second, “mɝdʒ”.
Is “emerge” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪˈmɝdʒ/ (i-MURJ); British English says /ɪmɜːdʒ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “emerge” mean?
As a verb: come out into view, as from concealment For example: “Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “emerge”?
Stress the second syllable: ɪ-MɝDƷ. “mɝdʒ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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