How to pronounce “sign”
Say “sign” in one beat
sign
/saɪn/
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- signsaɪn
- IPA (American)
- /saɪn/
- IPA (British)
- /saɪn/
- Respelling
- SYN
- Syllables
- 1 — sign
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /saɪn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “sign” means
- noun
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
“he showed signs of strain”
- noun
a public display of a message
“he posted signs in all the shop windows”
- noun
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
“signals from the boat suddenly stopped”
Say it in a sentence
“Please sign the form at the bottom of the second page.”“sign”, answered
How do you pronounce “sign”?
“sign” is pronounced /saɪn/ (SYN) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /saɪn/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “sign” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /saɪn/ — a single beat.
What does “sign” mean?
As a noun: a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) For example: “he showed signs of strain” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “sign”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /saɪn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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