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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “returned”

“returned” is pronounced /ɹɪˈtɝnd/ (ri-TURND) in American English and /ɹɪtɜːnd/ in British English, and /ɹiˈtɝnd/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “tɝnd”.
The sound

Say “returned” in 2 beats

Say it like this

returned

/ɹɪˈtɝnd/

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

2 beats
  1. ɹɪɹɪ
  2. tɝndtɝndstress
IPA (American)
/ɹɪˈtɝnd/
IPA (British)
/ɹɪtɜːnd/
Also accepted
/ɹiˈtɝnd/
Respelling
ri-TURND
Syllables
2 — ɹɪ-TɝND
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ɹɪ-TɝND. “tɝnd” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɹɪˈtɝnd/

British

/ɹɪtɜːnd/

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Meaning

What “returned” means

  1. verb

    go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

    “return to your native land”

  2. verb

    give back

    “render money”

  3. verb

    go back to a previous state

    “We reverted to the old rules”

Say it in a sentence

“She returned the library books a day before they were due.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ɹrɪshort ittɝernndd

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Questions

“returned”, answered

How do you pronounce “returned”?

“returned” is pronounced /ɹɪˈtɝnd/ (ri-TURND) in American English and /ɹɪtɜːnd/ in British English, and /ɹiˈtɝnd/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “tɝnd”. Build it as ɹɪ-TɝND, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “returned” have?

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

Is “returned” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɹɪˈtɝnd/ (ri-TURND); British English says /ɹɪtɜːnd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “returned” mean?

As a verb: go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before For example: “return to your native land” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “returned”?

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

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