How to pronounce “migrate”
Say “migrate” in 2 beats
migrate
/ˈmaɪˌɡɹeɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /maɪɡɹeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- maɪmaɪstress
- ɡɹeɪtɡɹeɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈmaɪˌɡɹeɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /maɪɡɹeɪt/
- Respelling
- MY-grayt
- Syllables
- 2 — MAꞮ-ɡɹeɪt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: MAꞮ-ɡɹeɪt. “maɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls 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
/ˈmaɪˌɡɹeɪt/
/maɪɡɹeɪt/
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What “migrate” means
- verb
move from one country or region to another and settle there
“Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century”
- verb
move periodically or seasonally
“birds migrate in the Winter”
Say it in a sentence
“Swallows migrate south before the first real frost arrives.”“migrate”, answered
How do you pronounce “migrate”?
“migrate” is pronounced /ˈmaɪˌɡɹeɪt/ (MY-grayt) in American English and /maɪɡɹeɪt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “maɪ”. Build it as MAꞮ-ɡɹeɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “migrate” have?
2: maɪ · ɡɹeɪt. The beat lands on the first, “maɪ”.
Is “migrate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈmaɪˌɡɹeɪt/ (MY-grayt); British English says /maɪɡɹeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “migrate” mean?
As a verb: move from one country or region to another and settle there For example: “Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “migrate”?
Stress the first syllable: MAꞮ-ɡɹeɪt. “maɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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