How to pronounce “entrenched”
Say “entrenched” in 2 beats
entrenched
/ɛnˈtɹɛntʃt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛntɹɛntʃt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɛnɛn
- tɹɛntʃttɹɛntʃtstress
- IPA (American)
- /ɛnˈtɹɛntʃt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛntɹɛntʃt/
- Also accepted
- /ɪnˈtɹɛntʃt/
- Respelling
- en-TRENCHT
- Syllables
- 2 — ɛn-TɹƐNTƩT
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɛn-TɹƐNTƩT. “tɹɛntʃt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls 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
/ɛnˈtɹɛntʃt/
/ɛntɹɛntʃt/
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What “entrenched” means
- verb
fix firmly or securely
- verb
impinge or infringe upon
“This impinges on my rights as an individual”
- verb
occupy a trench or secured area
“The troops dug in for the night”
Say it in a sentence
“His habits are entrenched after forty years in the same job.”The sounds inside this word
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“entrenched”, answered
How do you pronounce “entrenched”?
“entrenched” is pronounced /ɛnˈtɹɛntʃt/ (en-TRENCHT) in American English and /ɛntɹɛntʃt/ in British English, and /ɪnˈtɹɛntʃt/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “tɹɛntʃt”. Build it as ɛn-TɹƐNTƩT, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “entrenched” have?
2: ɛn · tɹɛntʃt. The beat lands on the second, “tɹɛntʃt”.
Is “entrenched” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɛnˈtɹɛntʃt/ (en-TRENCHT); British English says /ɛntɹɛntʃt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “entrenched” mean?
As a verb: fix firmly or securely For example: “His habits are entrenched after forty years in the same job.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “entrenched”?
Stress the second syllable: ɛn-TɹƐNTƩT. “tɹɛntʃt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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