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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “generate”

“generate” is pronounced /ˈdʒɛnɚˌeɪt/ (JE-nuh-ayt) in American English and /dʒɛnəɹeɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “dʒɛ”.
The sound

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generate

/ˈdʒɛnɚˌeɪt/

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

3 beats
  1. dʒɛdʒɛstress
  2. nɚnɚ
  3. eɪteɪt
IPA (American)
/ˈdʒɛnɚˌeɪt/
IPA (British)
/dʒɛnəɹeɪt/
Respelling
JE-nuh-ayt
Syllables
3 — DƷƐ-nɚ-eɪt
Stress
Stress the first syllable: DƷƐ-nɚ-eɪt. “dʒɛ” 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

/ˈdʒɛnɚˌeɪt/

British

/dʒɛnəɹeɪt/

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Meaning

What “generate” means

  1. verb

    bring into existence

    “The new manager generated a lot of problems”

  2. verb

    give or supply

    “The cow brings in 5 liters of milk”

  3. verb

    produce (energy)

    “We can't generate enough power for the entire city”

Say it in a sentence

“Those panels generate enough power for the whole workshop.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
dʒjɛshort ennɚschwaeɪlong att

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Questions

“generate”, answered

How do you pronounce “generate”?

“generate” is pronounced /ˈdʒɛnɚˌeɪt/ (JE-nuh-ayt) in American English and /dʒɛnəɹeɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “dʒɛ”. Build it as DƷƐ-nɚ-eɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “generate” have?

3: dʒɛ · nɚ · eɪt. The beat lands on the first, “dʒɛ”.

Is “generate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈdʒɛnɚˌeɪt/ (JE-nuh-ayt); British English says /dʒɛnəɹeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “generate” mean?

As a verb: bring into existence For example: “The new manager generated a lot of problems” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “generate”?

Stress the first syllable: DƷƐ-nɚ-eɪt. “dʒɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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