How to pronounce “prohibit”
Say “prohibit” in 3 beats
prohibit
/pɹoʊˈhɪbət/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹəhɪbɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- prohpɹoʊ
- ibhɪstress
- itbət
- IPA (American)
- /pɹoʊˈhɪbət/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹəhɪbɪt/
- Respelling
- proh-HI-buht
- Syllables
- 3 — proh-IB-it
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: proh-IB-it. “ib” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall 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
/pɹoʊˈhɪbət/
/pɹəhɪbɪt/
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What “prohibit” means
- verb
command against
“I forbid you to call me late at night”
Say it in a sentence
“The signs prohibit swimming anywhere near the weir.”“prohibit”, answered
How do you pronounce “prohibit”?
“prohibit” is pronounced /pɹoʊˈhɪbət/ (proh-HI-buht) in American English and /pɹəhɪbɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ib”. Build it as proh-IB-it, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “prohibit” have?
3: proh · ib · it. The beat lands on the second, “ib”.
Is “prohibit” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pɹoʊˈhɪbət/ (proh-HI-buht); British English says /pɹəhɪbɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “prohibit” mean?
As a verb: command against For example: “I forbid you to call me late at night”
Where is the stress in “prohibit”?
Stress the second syllable: proh-IB-it. “ib” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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