How to pronounce “emulate”
Say “emulate” in 3 beats
emulate
/ˈɛmjəˌleɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛmjʊleɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɛɛstress
- mjəmjə
- leɪtleɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɛmjəˌleɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛmjʊleɪt/
- Respelling
- E-myuh-layt
- Syllables
- 3 — Ɛ-mjə-leɪt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Ɛ-mjə-leɪt. “ɛ” 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
/ˈɛmjəˌleɪt/
/ɛmjʊleɪt/
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What “emulate” means
- verb
strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
“He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister”
- verb
imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software
- verb
compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with
“This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors”
Say it in a sentence
“Younger players try to emulate his calm under real pressure.”“emulate”, answered
How do you pronounce “emulate”?
“emulate” is pronounced /ˈɛmjəˌleɪt/ (E-myuh-layt) in American English and /ɛmjʊleɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɛ”. Build it as Ɛ-mjə-leɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “emulate” have?
3: ɛ · mjə · leɪt. The beat lands on the first, “ɛ”.
Is “emulate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɛmjəˌleɪt/ (E-myuh-layt); British English says /ɛmjʊleɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “emulate” mean?
As a verb: strive to equal or match, especially by imitating For example: “He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “emulate”?
Stress the first syllable: Ɛ-mjə-leɪt. “ɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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