How to pronounce “ended”
Say “ended” in 2 beats
ended
/ˈɛndəd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛndɪd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- enɛnstress
- deddəd
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɛndəd/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛndɪd/
- Also accepted
- /ˈɛndɪd/
- Respelling
- EN-duhd
- Syllables
- 2 — EN-ded
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: EN-ded. “en” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɛndəd/
/ɛndɪd/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “ended” means
- verb
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
“the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed”
- verb
bring to an end or halt
“She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime”
- verb
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
“This sad scene ended the movie”
Say it in a sentence
“The concert ended earlier than everyone had expected.”“ended”, answered
How do you pronounce “ended”?
“ended” is pronounced /ˈɛndəd/ (EN-duhd) in American English and /ɛndɪd/ in British English, and /ˈɛndɪd/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “en”. Build it as EN-ded, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “ended” have?
2: en · ded. The beat lands on the first, “en”.
Is “ended” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɛndəd/ (EN-duhd); British English says /ɛndɪd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “ended” mean?
As a verb: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical For example: “the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “ended”?
Stress the first syllable: EN-ded. “en” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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