How to pronounce “takeaway”
Say “takeaway” in 3 beats
takeaway
/ˈteɪkəˌweɪ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /teɪkəweɪ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- takteɪstress
- eawkə
- ayweɪ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈteɪkəˌweɪ/
- IPA (British)
- /teɪkəweɪ/
- Respelling
- TAY-kuh-way
- Syllables
- 3 — TAK-eaw-ay
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: TAK-eaw-ay. “tak” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈteɪkəˌweɪ/
/teɪkəweɪ/
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What “takeaway” means
- noun
prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises
“in England they call takeout food `takeaway'”
- noun
a concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures
- noun
the act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass)
Say it in a sentence
“We ordered a takeaway because nobody wanted to cook.”The sounds inside this word
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“takeaway”, answered
How do you pronounce “takeaway”?
“takeaway” is pronounced /ˈteɪkəˌweɪ/ (TAY-kuh-way) in American English and /teɪkəweɪ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “tak”. Build it as TAK-eaw-ay, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “takeaway” have?
3: tak · eaw · ay. The beat lands on the first, “tak”.
Is “takeaway” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈteɪkəˌweɪ/ (TAY-kuh-way); British English says /teɪkəweɪ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “takeaway” mean?
As a noun: prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises For example: “in England they call takeout food `takeaway'” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “takeaway”?
Stress the first syllable: TAK-eaw-ay. “tak” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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