Pronunciation
How to pronounce “private”
“private” is pronounced /pɹaɪvət/ — 2 syllables.
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private
/pɹaɪvət/
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2 syllables. Stress the 'pɹaɪv' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
“our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value”
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