How to pronounce “postpone”
Say “postpone” in 2 beats
postpone
/poʊstˈpoʊn/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pəʊstpəʊn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- poʊstpoʊst
- poʊnpoʊnstress
- IPA (American)
- /poʊstˈpoʊn/
- IPA (British)
- /pəʊstpəʊn/
- Also accepted
- /poʊˈspoʊn/
- Respelling
- pohst-POHN
- Syllables
- 2 — poʊst-POƱN
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: poʊst-POƱN. “poʊn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls 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
/poʊstˈpoʊn/
/pəʊstpəʊn/
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What “postpone” means
- verb
hold back to a later time
“let's postpone the exam”
Say it in a sentence
“We had to postpone the opening until the wiring was finished.”The sounds inside this word
Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.
“postpone”, answered
How do you pronounce “postpone”?
“postpone” is pronounced /poʊstˈpoʊn/ (pohst-POHN) in American English and /pəʊstpəʊn/ in British English, and /poʊˈspoʊn/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “poʊn”. Build it as poʊst-POƱN, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “postpone” have?
2: poʊst · poʊn. The beat lands on the second, “poʊn”.
Is “postpone” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /poʊstˈpoʊn/ (pohst-POHN); British English says /pəʊstpəʊn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “postpone” mean?
As a verb: hold back to a later time For example: “let's postpone the exam”
Where is the stress in “postpone”?
Stress the second syllable: poʊst-POƱN. “poʊn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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