How to pronounce “subordinate”
Say “subordinate” in 4 beats
subordinate
/səˈbɔɹdəˌneɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /sʌbɔːdɪnət/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- səsə
- bɔɹbɔɹstress
- dədə
- neɪtneɪt
- IPA (American)
- /səˈbɔɹdəˌneɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /sʌbɔːdɪnət/
- Also accepted
- /səˈbɔɹdənət/
- Respelling
- suh-BAWR-duh-nayt
- Syllables
- 4 — sə-BƆɹ-də-neɪt
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: sə-BƆɹ-də-neɪt. “bɔɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/səˈbɔɹdəˌneɪt/
/sʌbɔːdɪnət/
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What “subordinate” means
- noun
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
- noun
a word that is more specific than a given word
- verb
rank or order as less important or consider of less value
“Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools”
Say it in a sentence
“He would never subordinate his own plans to anyone else's.”“subordinate”, answered
How do you pronounce “subordinate”?
“subordinate” is pronounced /səˈbɔɹdəˌneɪt/ (suh-BAWR-duh-nayt) in American English and /sʌbɔːdɪnət/ in British English, and /səˈbɔɹdənət/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “bɔɹ”. Build it as sə-BƆɹ-də-neɪt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “subordinate” have?
4: sə · bɔɹ · də · neɪt. The beat lands on the second, “bɔɹ”.
Is “subordinate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /səˈbɔɹdəˌneɪt/ (suh-BAWR-duh-nayt); British English says /sʌbɔːdɪnət/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “subordinate” mean?
As a noun: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another For example: “He would never subordinate his own plans to anyone else's.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “subordinate”?
Stress the second syllable: sə-BƆɹ-də-neɪt. “bɔɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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