How To Pronounce Give up
give up
In British English, give up is pronounced /ˌɡɪvˈʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɡɪvˈʌp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌɡɪvˈʌp/.
Give up has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Give up has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Give up
How do you pronounce give up in British English?
In British English, give up is pronounced /ˌɡɪvˈʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɡɪvˈʌp̚].
How do you pronounce give up in American English?
In American English, give up is pronounced /ˌɡɪvˈʌp/.
How many syllables are in give up?
Give up has two syllables, /ɡɪv/ + /ʌp/.
Where is the stress in give up?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ʌp/.
Do British and American English pronounce give up the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌɡɪvˈʌp/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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