How to pronounce “immigrate”
Say “immigrate” in 3 beats
immigrate
/ˈɪməˌɡɹeɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪmɪɡɹeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɪɪstress
- məmə
- ɡɹeɪtɡɹeɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɪməˌɡɹeɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪmɪɡɹeɪt/
- Respelling
- I-muh-grayt
- Syllables
- 3 — Ɪ-mə-ɡɹeɪt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Ɪ-mə-ɡɹeɪt. “ɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɪməˌɡɹeɪt/
/ɪmɪɡɹeɪt/
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What “immigrate” means
- verb
migrate to a new environment
“only few plants can immigrate to the island”
- verb
introduce or send as immigrants
“Britain immigrated many colonists to America”
- verb
come into a new country and change residency
“Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century”
Say it in a sentence
“Her grandparents chose to immigrate in the winter of 1952.”“immigrate”, answered
How do you pronounce “immigrate”?
“immigrate” is pronounced /ˈɪməˌɡɹeɪt/ (I-muh-grayt) in American English and /ɪmɪɡɹeɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɪ”. Build it as Ɪ-mə-ɡɹeɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “immigrate” have?
3: ɪ · mə · ɡɹeɪt. The beat lands on the first, “ɪ”.
Is “immigrate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɪməˌɡɹeɪt/ (I-muh-grayt); British English says /ɪmɪɡɹeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “immigrate” mean?
As a verb: migrate to a new environment For example: “only few plants can immigrate to the island” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “immigrate”?
Stress the first syllable: Ɪ-mə-ɡɹeɪt. “ɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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