Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

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unplug

/ʌnˈplʌɡ/ verb

Forms unplugs unplugging unplugged

  1. verb (transitive) To disconnect from a supply, especially an electrical socket. “To save electricity, I unplug my computer when I am not at home.”
  2. verb (intransitive) To stop using electronic devices, especially for relaxation or to reduce stress.
  3. verb (transitive) To remove a blockage from (especially a water pipe or drain). “I had to unplug the sink the other day: there was far too much hair and gunk down there.”
  4. verb (idiomatic, intransitive) To temporarily disconnect from worldly experiences. “I need to unplug and spend some time with my family.”

Synonyms

disconnect detach unclog clear

Antonyms

plug in

Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 — from the Wiktionary entry “unplug”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details