How to pronounce “reduced”
Say “reduced” in 2 beats
reduced
/ɹəˈdust/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪdjuːst/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɹəɹə
- dustduststress
- IPA (American)
- /ɹəˈdust/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɪdjuːst/
- Also accepted
- /ɹɪˈdust/
- Also accepted
- /ɹiˈdust/
- Respelling
- ruh-DOOST
- Syllables
- 2 — ɹə-DUST
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɹə-DUST. “dust” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ɹəˈdust/
/ɹɪdjuːst/
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What “reduced” means
- verb
cut down on; make a reduction in
“reduce your daily fat intake”
- verb
make less complex
“reduce a problem to a single question”
- verb
bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
“He reduced the population to slavery”
Say it in a sentence
“We reduced waiting times by changing one part of the process.”“reduced”, answered
How do you pronounce “reduced”?
“reduced” is pronounced /ɹəˈdust/ (ruh-DOOST) in American English and /ɹɪdjuːst/ in British English, and /ɹɪˈdust/ and /ɹiˈdust/ are also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “dust”. Build it as ɹə-DUST, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “reduced” have?
2: ɹə · dust. The beat lands on the second, “dust”.
Is “reduced” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɹəˈdust/ (ruh-DOOST); British English says /ɹɪdjuːst/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “reduced” mean?
As a verb: cut down on; make a reduction in For example: “reduce your daily fat intake” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “reduced”?
Stress the second syllable: ɹə-DUST. “dust” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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