How to pronounce “establish”
Say “establish” in 3 beats
establish
/ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪstablɪʃ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- esɪ
- tabstæstress
- lishblɪʃ
- IPA (American)
- /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪstablɪʃ/
- Respelling
- i-STA-blish
- Syllables
- 3 — es-TAB-lish
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: es-TAB-lish. “tab” 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
/ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
/ɪstablɪʃ/
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What “establish” means
- verb
set up or found
“She set up a literacy program”
- verb
set up or lay the groundwork for
“establish a new department”
- verb
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
“The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound”
Say it in a sentence
“They hope to establish a proper library within two years.”“establish”, answered
How do you pronounce “establish”?
“establish” is pronounced /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/ (i-STA-blish) in American English and /ɪstablɪʃ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “tab”. Build it as es-TAB-lish, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “establish” have?
3: es · tab · lish. The beat lands on the second, “tab”.
Is “establish” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/ (i-STA-blish); British English says /ɪstablɪʃ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “establish” mean?
As a verb: set up or found For example: “She set up a literacy program” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “establish”?
Stress the second syllable: es-TAB-lish. “tab” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “establish” and see every sound
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