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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “posted”

“posted” is pronounced /ˈpoʊstɪd/ (POH-stid) in American English and /pəʊstɪd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pos”.
The sound

Say “posted” in 2 beats

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posted

/ˈpoʊstɪd/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pəʊstɪd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. pospoʊstress
  2. tedstɪd
IPA (American)
/ˈpoʊstɪd/
IPA (British)
/pəʊstɪd/
Respelling
POH-stid
Syllables
2 — POS-ted
Stress
Stress the first syllable: POS-ted. “pos” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb, adjective
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈpoʊstɪd/

British

/pəʊstɪd/

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Meaning

What “posted” means

  1. verb

    affix in a public place or for public notice

    “post a warning”

  2. verb

    publicize with, or as if with, a poster

    “I'll post the news on the bulletin board”

  3. verb

    assign to a post; put into a post

    “The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu”

Say it in a sentence

“She posted a photo of the cake on her blog.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ppoʊlong ossttɪshort idd

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Questions

“posted”, answered

How do you pronounce “posted”?

“posted” is pronounced /ˈpoʊstɪd/ (POH-stid) in American English and /pəʊstɪd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pos”. Build it as POS-ted, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “posted” have?

2: pos · ted. The beat lands on the first, “pos”.

Is “posted” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈpoʊstɪd/ (POH-stid); British English says /pəʊstɪd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “posted” mean?

As a verb: affix in a public place or for public notice For example: “post a warning” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “posted”?

Stress the first syllable: POS-ted. “pos” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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