How to pronounce “objective”
Say “objective” in 3 beats
objective
/əbˈdʒɛktɪv/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɒbdʒɛktɪv/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- əbəb
- dʒɛkdʒɛkstress
- tɪvtɪv
- IPA (American)
- /əbˈdʒɛktɪv/
- IPA (British)
- /ɒbdʒɛktɪv/
- Respelling
- uhb-JEK-tiv
- Syllables
- 3 — əb-DƷƐK-tɪv
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: əb-DƷƐK-tɪv. “dʒɛk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/əbˈdʒɛktɪv/
/ɒbdʒɛktɪv/
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What “objective” means
- noun
the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
“the sole object of her trip was to see her children”
- noun
the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
- adjective
undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
“an objective appraisal”
Say it in a sentence
“Our objective this quarter is simply to reduce waiting times.”“objective”, answered
How do you pronounce “objective”?
“objective” is pronounced /əbˈdʒɛktɪv/ (uhb-JEK-tiv) in American English and /ɒbdʒɛktɪv/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “dʒɛk”. Build it as əb-DƷƐK-tɪv, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “objective” have?
3: əb · dʒɛk · tɪv. The beat lands on the second, “dʒɛk”.
Is “objective” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əbˈdʒɛktɪv/ (uhb-JEK-tiv); British English says /ɒbdʒɛktɪv/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “objective” mean?
As a noun: the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) For example: “the sole object of her trip was to see her children” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “objective”?
Stress the second syllable: əb-DƷƐK-tɪv. “dʒɛk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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