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How to pronounce “reprove”

“reprove” is pronounced /ɹɪˈpɹuv/ (rih-PROOV) in American English and /ɹɪˈpɹuːv/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pɹuv”.
The sound

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reprove

/ɹɪˈpɹuv/

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

2 beats
  1. ɹɪɹɪ
  2. pɹuvpɹuvstress
IPA (American)
/ɹɪˈpɹuv/
IPA (British)
/ɹɪˈpɹuːv/
Respelling
rih-PROOV
Syllables
2 — ɹɪ-PɹUV
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ɹɪ-PɹUV. “pɹuv” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɹɪˈpɹuv/

British

/ɹɪˈpɹuːv/

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Watch out

Where “reprove” goes wrong

  • Often heard

    “REE-prohv”

    the stress is on PROOV and it rhymes with move, not with grove

Meaning

What “reprove” means

  1. verb

    take to task

    “He admonished the child for his bad behavior”

Say it in a sentence

“She would reprove us gently and then explain it again.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
ɹr×2ɪshort ippulong oovv

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Questions

“reprove”, answered

How do you pronounce “reprove”?

“reprove” is pronounced /ɹɪˈpɹuv/ (rih-PROOV) in American English and /ɹɪˈpɹuːv/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pɹuv”. Build it as ɹɪ-PɹUV, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “reprove” have?

2: ɹɪ · pɹuv. The beat lands on the second, “pɹuv”.

Is “reprove” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɹɪˈpɹuv/ (rih-PROOV); British English says /ɹɪˈpɹuːv/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “reprove” mean?

As a verb: take to task For example: “He admonished the child for his bad behavior”

Where is the stress in “reprove”?

Stress the second syllable: ɹɪ-PɹUV. “pɹuv” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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