How To Pronounce Lift
lift
UK
Phonemic
/lɪft/
Phonetic
[lɪft̚]
US
Phonemic
/lɪft/
In British English, lift is pronounced /lɪft/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lɪft̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /lɪft/.
Lift 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
lɪft
Lift has one syllable in British English.
lift + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/lɪfts/
US
/lɪfts/
lift + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈlɪf.tɪd/
US
/ˈlɪf.tɪd/
lift + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈlɪf.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈlɪf.tɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Lift
Questions About Lift
How do you pronounce lift in British English?
In British English, lift is pronounced /lɪft/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lɪft̚].
How do you pronounce lift in American English?
In American English, lift is pronounced /lɪft/.
Do British and American English pronounce lift the same way?
Yes. Both are /lɪft/.
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