How to pronounce “exhibit”
Say “exhibit” in 3 beats
exhibit
/ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛɡzɪbɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- exɪɡ
- hibzɪstress
- itbɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛɡzɪbɪt/
- Respelling
- ig-ZI-bit
- Syllables
- 3 — ex-HIB-it
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ex-HIB-it. “hib” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/
/ɛɡzɪbɪt/
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What “exhibit” means
- noun
an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence
- noun
something shown to the public
“the museum had many exhibits of oriental art”
- verb
show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
“he exhibits a great talent”
Say it in a sentence
“The museum will exhibit the drawings for three months only.”The sounds inside this word
Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.
“exhibit”, answered
How do you pronounce “exhibit”?
“exhibit” is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/ (ig-ZI-bit) in American English and /ɛɡzɪbɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “hib”. Build it as ex-HIB-it, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “exhibit” have?
3: ex · hib · it. The beat lands on the second, “hib”.
Is “exhibit” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/ (ig-ZI-bit); British English says /ɛɡzɪbɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “exhibit” mean?
As a noun: an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence For example: “The museum will exhibit the drawings for three months only.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “exhibit”?
Stress the second syllable: ex-HIB-it. “hib” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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