How to pronounce “run”
Say “run” in one beat
run
/ɹʌn/
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- runɹʌn
- IPA (American)
- /ɹʌn/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹʌn/
- Respelling
- RUN
- Syllables
- 1 — run
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ɹʌn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “run” means
- noun
a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
“the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th”
- noun
the act of testing something
“in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately”
- noun
a race run on foot
“she broke the record for the half-mile run”
Say it in a sentence
“He likes to run along the river before breakfast.”“run”, answered
How do you pronounce “run”?
“run” is pronounced /ɹʌn/ (RUN) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /ɹʌn/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “run” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /ɹʌn/ — a single beat.
What does “run” mean?
As a noun: a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely For example: “the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “run”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ɹʌn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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