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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “supply”

“supply” is pronounced /səˈplaɪ/ (suh-PLY) in American English and /səplaɪ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ly”.
The sound

Say “supply” in 2 beats

Say it like this

supply

/səˈplaɪ/

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

2 beats
  1. suppsə
  2. lyplaɪstress
IPA (American)
/səˈplaɪ/
IPA (British)
/səplaɪ/
Respelling
suh-PLY
Syllables
2 — supp-LY
Stress
Stress the second syllable: supp-LY. “ly” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/səˈplaɪ/

British

/səplaɪ/

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Meaning

What “supply” means

  1. noun

    an amount of something available for use

  2. noun

    offering goods and services for sale

  3. noun

    the activity of supplying or providing something

Say it in a sentence

“The store ran low on its supply of bottled water.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
ssəschwappllaɪlong i

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Questions

“supply”, answered

How do you pronounce “supply”?

“supply” is pronounced /səˈplaɪ/ (suh-PLY) in American English and /səplaɪ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ly”. Build it as supp-LY, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “supply” have?

2: supp · ly. The beat lands on the second, “ly”.

Is “supply” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /səˈplaɪ/ (suh-PLY); British English says /səplaɪ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “supply” mean?

As a noun: an amount of something available for use For example: “The store ran low on its supply of bottled water.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “supply”?

Stress the second syllable: supp-LY. “ly” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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