How to pronounce “outline”
Say “outline” in 2 beats
outline
/ˈaʊtˌlaɪn/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /aʊtlaɪn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- aʊtaʊtstress
- laɪnlaɪn
- IPA (American)
- /ˈaʊtˌlaɪn/
- IPA (British)
- /aʊtlaɪn/
- Respelling
- OWT-lyn
- Syllables
- 2 — AƱT-laɪn
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: AƱT-laɪn. “aʊt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈaʊtˌlaɪn/
/aʊtlaɪn/
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What “outline” means
- noun
the line that appears to bound an object
- noun
a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
- noun
a schematic or preliminary plan
Say it in a sentence
“Write an outline first and the essay writes itself.”“outline”, answered
How do you pronounce “outline”?
“outline” is pronounced /ˈaʊtˌlaɪn/ (OWT-lyn) in American English and /aʊtlaɪn/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “aʊt”. Build it as AƱT-laɪn, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “outline” have?
2: aʊt · laɪn. The beat lands on the first, “aʊt”.
Is “outline” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈaʊtˌlaɪn/ (OWT-lyn); British English says /aʊtlaɪn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “outline” mean?
As a noun: the line that appears to bound an object For example: “Write an outline first and the essay writes itself.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “outline”?
Stress the first syllable: AƱT-laɪn. “aʊt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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