How to pronounce “gregarious”
Say “gregarious” in 4 beats
gregarious
/ɡɹəˈɡɛɹiəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɡɹɛɡeəɹiəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɡɹəɡɹə
- ɡɛɡɛstress
- ɹiɹi
- əsəs
- IPA (American)
- /ɡɹəˈɡɛɹiəs/
- IPA (British)
- /ɡɹɛɡeəɹiəs/
- Respelling
- gruh-GE-ree-uhs
- Syllables
- 4 — ɡɹə-ꞬƐ-ɹi-əs
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɡɹə-ꞬƐ-ɹi-əs. “ɡɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ɡɹəˈɡɛɹiəs/
/ɡɹɛɡeəɹiəs/
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What “gregarious” means
- adjective
(of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species
“gregarious bird species”
- adjective
instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
“he is a gregarious person who avoids solitude”
- adjective
(of plants) growing in groups that are close together
Say it in a sentence
“Starlings are gregarious and roost in enormous noisy flocks.”“gregarious”, answered
How do you pronounce “gregarious”?
“gregarious” is pronounced /ɡɹəˈɡɛɹiəs/ (gruh-GE-ree-uhs) in American English and /ɡɹɛɡeəɹiəs/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “ɡɛ”. Build it as ɡɹə-ꞬƐ-ɹi-əs, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “gregarious” have?
4: ɡɹə · ɡɛ · ɹi · əs. The beat lands on the second, “ɡɛ”.
Is “gregarious” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɡɹəˈɡɛɹiəs/ (gruh-GE-ree-uhs); British English says /ɡɹɛɡeəɹiəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “gregarious” mean?
As an adjective: (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species For example: “gregarious bird species” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “gregarious”?
Stress the second syllable: ɡɹə-ꞬƐ-ɹi-əs. “ɡɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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