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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “examine”

“examine” is pronounced /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/ (ig-ZA-min) in American English and /ɛɡzamɪn/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “zæ”.
The sound

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examine

/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛɡzamɪn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. ɪɡɪɡ
  2. zæzæstress
  3. mɪnmɪn
IPA (American)
/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/
IPA (British)
/ɛɡzamɪn/
Respelling
ig-ZA-min
Syllables
3 — ɪɡ-ZÆ-mɪn
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ɪɡ-ZÆ-mɪn. “zæ” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/

British

/ɛɡzamɪn/

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Meaning

What “examine” means

  1. verb

    consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

    “analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare”

  2. verb

    observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect

    “The customs agent examined the baggage”

  3. verb

    question or examine thoroughly and closely

Say it in a sentence

“Examine the join closely and you will see the repair.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort i×2ɡgzzæshort ammnn

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Questions

“examine”, answered

How do you pronounce “examine”?

“examine” is pronounced /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/ (ig-ZA-min) in American English and /ɛɡzamɪn/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “zæ”. Build it as ɪɡ-ZÆ-mɪn, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “examine” have?

3: ɪɡ · zæ · mɪn. The beat lands on the second, “zæ”.

Is “examine” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/ (ig-ZA-min); British English says /ɛɡzamɪn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “examine” mean?

As a verb: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning For example: “analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “examine”?

Stress the second syllable: ɪɡ-ZÆ-mɪn. “zæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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