How to pronounce “unify”
Say “unify” in 3 beats
unify
/ˈjunəˌfaɪ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /juːnɪfaɪ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- unjustress
- ifnə
- yfaɪ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈjunəˌfaɪ/
- IPA (British)
- /juːnɪfaɪ/
- Respelling
- YOO-nuh-fy
- Syllables
- 3 — UN-if-y
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: UN-if-y. “un” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈjunəˌfaɪ/
/juːnɪfaɪ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “unify” means
- verb
become one
“Germany unified officially in 1990”
- verb
to bring or combine together or with something else
“resourcefully he mingled music and dance”
- verb
bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation
“the Democratic Patry platform united several splinter groups”
Say it in a sentence
“One good cause can unify a very quarrelsome village.”“unify”, answered
How do you pronounce “unify”?
“unify” is pronounced /ˈjunəˌfaɪ/ (YOO-nuh-fy) in American English and /juːnɪfaɪ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “un”. Build it as UN-if-y, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “unify” have?
3: un · if · y. The beat lands on the first, “un”.
Is “unify” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈjunəˌfaɪ/ (YOO-nuh-fy); British English says /juːnɪfaɪ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “unify” mean?
As a verb: become one For example: “Germany unified officially in 1990” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “unify”?
Stress the first syllable: UN-if-y. “un” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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