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