How to pronounce “negotiated”
Say “negotiated” in 5 beats
negotiated
/nəˈɡoʊʃiˌeɪtəd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /nɪɡəʊʃɪeɪtɪd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- nənə
- ɡoʊɡoʊstress
- ʃiʃi
- eɪeɪ
- tədtəd
- IPA (American)
- /nəˈɡoʊʃiˌeɪtəd/
- IPA (British)
- /nɪɡəʊʃɪeɪtɪd/
- Also accepted
- /nɪˈɡoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd/
- Respelling
- nuh-GOH-shee-ay-tuhd
- Syllables
- 5 — nə-ꞬOƱ-ʃi-eɪ-təd
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: nə-ꞬOƱ-ʃi-eɪ-təd. “ɡoʊ” 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
/nəˈɡoʊʃiˌeɪtəd/
/nɪɡəʊʃɪeɪtɪd/
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What “negotiated” means
- verb
discuss the terms of an arrangement
“They negotiated the sale of the house”
- verb
succeed in passing through, around, or over
“The hiker negociated the high mountain pass”
Say it in a sentence
“They negotiated a longer deadline and finished properly.”“negotiated”, answered
How do you pronounce “negotiated”?
“negotiated” is pronounced /nəˈɡoʊʃiˌeɪtəd/ (nuh-GOH-shee-ay-tuhd) in American English and /nɪɡəʊʃɪeɪtɪd/ in British English, and /nɪˈɡoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd/ is also accepted — 5 syllables, stressed on “ɡoʊ”. Build it as nə-ꞬOƱ-ʃi-eɪ-təd, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “negotiated” have?
5: nə · ɡoʊ · ʃi · eɪ · təd. The beat lands on the second, “ɡoʊ”.
Is “negotiated” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /nəˈɡoʊʃiˌeɪtəd/ (nuh-GOH-shee-ay-tuhd); British English says /nɪɡəʊʃɪeɪtɪd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “negotiated” mean?
As a verb: discuss the terms of an arrangement For example: “They negotiated the sale of the house” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “negotiated”?
Stress the second syllable: nə-ꞬOƱ-ʃi-eɪ-təd. “ɡoʊ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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