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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
pronounce
pro·nounce [pronounce pronounces pronounced pronouncing] BrE [prəˈnaʊns] NAmE [prəˈnaʊns] verb 1. ~ sth to make the sound of a word or letter in a particular way • Very few people can pronounce my name correctly. • The ‘b’ in lamb is not pronounced. see also ↑pronunciation, ↑unpronounceable 2. (formal)to say or give sth formally, officially or publicly •~ sth to pronounce an opinion •The judge will pronounce sentence today. •~ sb/sth + noun She pronounced him the winner of the competition. •I now pronounce you man and wife (= in a marriage ceremony). •~ sb/sth + adj. She was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. •~ sb/sth to be/have sth He pronounced the country to be in a state of war. •~ that… She pronounced that an error had been made. •+ speech ‘It's pneumonia,’ he pronounced gravely. Derived: ↑pronounce for somebody ▪ ↑pronounce on something Verb forms: Word Origin: late Middle English: from Old French pronuncier, from Latin pronuntiare, from pro- ‘out, forth’ + nuntiare ‘announce’ (from nuntius ‘messenger’). Word Family: pronounce verb pronunciation noun unpronounceable adjective mispronounce verb Example Bank: •He pronounced himself delighted with the judge's decision. •I do not feel competent to pronounce on this matter. •I don't know how to pronounce the name of the town. •Press reports beforehand confidently pronounced that an agreement had already been reached. •Reality TV was officially pronounced dead by the critics. •She pronounced the ‘o’ as in ‘no’. •She was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. •The committee has pronounced in favour of the merger. •I now pronounce you man and wife.
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