How to pronounce “thus”
Say “thus” in one beat
thus
/ðʌs/
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- thusðʌs
- IPA (American)
- /ðʌs/
- IPA (British)
- /ðʌs/
- Respelling
- DHUS
- Syllables
- 1 — thus
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ðʌs/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, adverb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “thus” means
- noun
an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
- adverb
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
“therefore X must be true”
- adverb
in the way indicated; ; ; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)
“hold the brush so”
Say it in a sentence
“The road was flooded, and thus the bus took a longer route.”The sounds inside this word
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“thus”, answered
How do you pronounce “thus”?
“thus” is pronounced /ðʌs/ (DHUS) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /ðʌs/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “thus” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /ðʌs/ — a single beat.
What does “thus” mean?
As a noun: an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation For example: “The road was flooded, and thus the bus took a longer route.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “thus”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ðʌs/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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