How to pronounce “legislate”
Say “legislate” in 3 beats
legislate
/ˈlɛdʒɪˌsleɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /lɛdʒɪsleɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- lɛlɛstress
- dʒɪdʒɪ
- sleɪtsleɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈlɛdʒɪˌsleɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /lɛdʒɪsleɪt/
- Respelling
- LE-ji-slayt
- Syllables
- 3 — LƐ-dʒɪ-sleɪt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: LƐ-dʒɪ-sleɪt. “lɛ” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˈlɛdʒɪˌsleɪt/
/lɛdʒɪsleɪt/
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What “legislate” means
- verb
make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
“They passed the amendment”
Say it in a sentence
“You cannot legislate for common sense on a narrow lane.”“legislate”, answered
How do you pronounce “legislate”?
“legislate” is pronounced /ˈlɛdʒɪˌsleɪt/ (LE-ji-slayt) in American English and /lɛdʒɪsleɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “lɛ”. Build it as LƐ-dʒɪ-sleɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “legislate” have?
3: lɛ · dʒɪ · sleɪt. The beat lands on the first, “lɛ”.
Is “legislate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈlɛdʒɪˌsleɪt/ (LE-ji-slayt); British English says /lɛdʒɪsleɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “legislate” mean?
As a verb: make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation For example: “They passed the amendment”
Where is the stress in “legislate”?
Stress the first syllable: LƐ-dʒɪ-sleɪt. “lɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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