How to pronounce “overdue”
Say “overdue” in 3 beats
overdue
/ˈoʊvɚˈdu/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /əʊvədjuː/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ovoʊstress
- ervɚ
- duedu
- IPA (American)
- /ˈoʊvɚˈdu/
- IPA (British)
- /əʊvədjuː/
- Respelling
- OH-vuh-doo
- Syllables
- 3 — OV-er-due
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: OV-er-due. “ov” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈoʊvɚˈdu/
/əʊvədjuː/
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What “overdue” means
- adjective
past due; not paid at the scheduled time
“an overdue installment”
Say it in a sentence
“The library book was three weeks overdue and slightly damp.”“overdue”, answered
How do you pronounce “overdue”?
“overdue” is pronounced /ˈoʊvɚˈdu/ (OH-vuh-doo) in American English and /əʊvədjuː/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ov”. Build it as OV-er-due, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “overdue” have?
3: ov · er · due. The beat lands on the first, “ov”.
Is “overdue” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈoʊvɚˈdu/ (OH-vuh-doo); British English says /əʊvədjuː/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “overdue” mean?
As an adjective: past due; not paid at the scheduled time For example: “an overdue installment”
Where is the stress in “overdue”?
Stress the first syllable: OV-er-due. “ov” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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