How to pronounce “presume”
Say “presume” in 2 beats
presume
/pɹɪˈzum/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹɪzjuːm/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pɹɪpɹɪ
- zumzumstress
- IPA (American)
- /pɹɪˈzum/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹɪzjuːm/
- Respelling
- pri-ZOOM
- Syllables
- 2 — pɹɪ-ZUM
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: pɹɪ-ZUM. “zum” 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
/pɹɪˈzum/
/pɹɪzjuːm/
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What “presume” means
- verb
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
“I assume his train was late”
- verb
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
“How dare you call my lawyer?”
- verb
constitute reasonable evidence for
“A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food”
Say it in a sentence
“I presume the meeting has been moved to Thursday.”“presume”, answered
How do you pronounce “presume”?
“presume” is pronounced /pɹɪˈzum/ (pri-ZOOM) in American English and /pɹɪzjuːm/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “zum”. Build it as pɹɪ-ZUM, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “presume” have?
2: pɹɪ · zum. The beat lands on the second, “zum”.
Is “presume” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pɹɪˈzum/ (pri-ZOOM); British English says /pɹɪzjuːm/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “presume” mean?
As a verb: take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof For example: “I assume his train was late” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “presume”?
Stress the second syllable: pɹɪ-ZUM. “zum” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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