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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “relinquish”

“relinquish” is pronounced /ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/ (ri-LING-kwish) in American English and /ɹɪlɪŋkwɪʃ/ in British English, and /ɹiˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “in”.
The sound

Say “relinquish” in 3 beats

Say it like this

relinquish

/ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪlɪŋkwɪʃ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. relɹɪ
  2. inlɪŋstress
  3. quishkwɪʃ
IPA (American)
/ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/
IPA (British)
/ɹɪlɪŋkwɪʃ/
Also accepted
/ɹiˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/
Respelling
ri-LING-kwish
Syllables
3 — rel-IN-quish
Stress
Stress the second syllable: rel-IN-quish. “in” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/

British

/ɹɪlɪŋkwɪʃ/

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Meaning

What “relinquish” means

  1. verb

    part with a possession or right

    “I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest”

  2. verb

    do without or cease to hold or adhere to

    “We are dispensing with formalities”

  3. verb

    turn away from; give up

    “I am foreswearing women forever”

Say it in a sentence

“She had to relinquish the keys on her last day.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ɹrɪshort i×3llŋngkkwwʃsh

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Questions

“relinquish”, answered

How do you pronounce “relinquish”?

“relinquish” is pronounced /ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/ (ri-LING-kwish) in American English and /ɹɪlɪŋkwɪʃ/ in British English, and /ɹiˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “in”. Build it as rel-IN-quish, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “relinquish” have?

3: rel · in · quish. The beat lands on the second, “in”.

Is “relinquish” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/ (ri-LING-kwish); British English says /ɹɪlɪŋkwɪʃ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “relinquish” mean?

As a verb: part with a possession or right For example: “I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “relinquish”?

Stress the second syllable: rel-IN-quish. “in” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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