How to pronounce “proscribe”
Say “proscribe” in 2 beats
proscribe
/pɹoʊˈskɹaɪb/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹəskɹaɪb/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pɹoʊpɹoʊ
- skɹaɪbskɹaɪbstress
- IPA (American)
- /pɹoʊˈskɹaɪb/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹəskɹaɪb/
- Respelling
- proh-SKRYB
- Syllables
- 2 — pɹoʊ-SKɹAꞮB
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: pɹoʊ-SKɹAꞮB. “skɹaɪb” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/pɹoʊˈskɹaɪb/
/pɹəskɹaɪb/
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What “proscribe” means
- verb
command against
“I forbid you to call me late at night”
Say it in a sentence
“The club rules proscribe dogs in the dining room.”“proscribe”, answered
How do you pronounce “proscribe”?
“proscribe” is pronounced /pɹoʊˈskɹaɪb/ (proh-SKRYB) in American English and /pɹəskɹaɪb/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “skɹaɪb”. Build it as pɹoʊ-SKɹAꞮB, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “proscribe” have?
2: pɹoʊ · skɹaɪb. The beat lands on the second, “skɹaɪb”.
Is “proscribe” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pɹoʊˈskɹaɪb/ (proh-SKRYB); British English says /pɹəskɹaɪb/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “proscribe” mean?
As a verb: command against For example: “I forbid you to call me late at night”
Where is the stress in “proscribe”?
Stress the second syllable: pɹoʊ-SKɹAꞮB. “skɹaɪb” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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