How to pronounce “expose”
Say “expose” in 2 beats
expose
/ɪkˈspoʊz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛkspəʊz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɪkɪk
- spoʊzspoʊzstress
- IPA (American)
- /ɪkˈspoʊz/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛkspəʊz/
- Respelling
- ik-SPOHZ
- Syllables
- 2 — ɪk-SPOƱZ
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɪk-SPOƱZ. “spoʊz” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls 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
/ɪkˈspoʊz/
/ɛkspəʊz/
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What “expose” means
- noun
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
“he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government”
- verb
expose or make accessible to some action or influence
“Expose your students to art”
- verb
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
“The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold”
Say it in a sentence
“Pulling up the floorboards will expose the old brickwork.”“expose”, answered
How do you pronounce “expose”?
“expose” is pronounced /ɪkˈspoʊz/ (ik-SPOHZ) in American English and /ɛkspəʊz/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “spoʊz”. Build it as ɪk-SPOƱZ, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “expose” have?
2: ɪk · spoʊz. The beat lands on the second, “spoʊz”.
Is “expose” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪkˈspoʊz/ (ik-SPOHZ); British English says /ɛkspəʊz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “expose” mean?
As a noun: the exposure of an impostor or a fraud For example: “he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “expose”?
Stress the second syllable: ɪk-SPOƱZ. “spoʊz” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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