How To Pronounce Grieve
grieve
UK
Phonemic
/ɡriːv/
Phonetic
[ɡriːv]
US
Phonemic
/ɡriːv/
In British English, grieve is pronounced /ɡriːv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡriːv]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡriːv/.
Grieve has one 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
ɡriːv
Grieve has one syllable in British English.
grieve + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡriːvz/
US
/ɡriːvz/
grieve + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡriːvd/
US
/ɡriːvd/
grieve + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡriː.vɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡriː.vɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Grieve
Questions About Grieve
How do you pronounce grieve in British English?
In British English, grieve is pronounced /ɡriːv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡriːv].
How do you pronounce grieve in American English?
In American English, grieve is pronounced /ɡriːv/.
Do British and American English pronounce grieve the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡriːv/.
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