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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canvass

/ˈkænvəs/ verb, noun

Also a form of canvas

Forms canvasses canvassing canvassed canvas

  1. verb To thoroughly examine or investigate (something) physically or by discussion; to debate, to gather opinion, to scrutinize.
  2. verb (by extension, politics, obsolete except US, Philippines) To scrutinize (the ballot in an election or the votes cast) and reject irregular votes; also, to challenge or dispute (an election result).
  3. verb To seek or solicit donations, information, opinions, support, etc. from (people or a place) “The police are canvassing the neighbourhood for information about the missing child.”
  4. verb (specifically, politics) To seek the support of (voters or a constituency) in a forthcoming election or poll through personal solicitation or public addresses. “The electoral candidate canvassed the district for votes.”
  5. verb To toss (someone) in a (canvas) sheet for fun or as a punishment; to blanket.
  6. verb (by extension) To batter, beat, or thrash (someone or something).
  7. verb (by extension) To assail or attack (someone or something).
  8. verb (by extension) To severely criticize (a person, a written work, etc.).
  9. noun (countable) A seeking or solicitation of donations, information, opinions, support, etc.
  10. noun (countable, specifically, politics) A seeking or solicitation, or determination, of support or favourable votes in a forthcoming election or poll.
  11. noun (countable, US, politics) A scrutiny of the votes cast in an election to reject irregular votes; also, a tally, audit, and certification of votes.
  12. noun (countable) A thorough discussion or investigation. (Possibly; the meaning is unclear.)
  13. noun (uncountable) Rejection (at an election, of a suit, etc.).

Synonyms

canvas poll opinion poll public opinion poll sail sheet canvas tent analyze analyse study examine

Etymology

The verb is derived from canvas (“type of coarse cloth woven from hemp”). The connection between “to toss (someone) in a (canvas) sheet; (by extension) to batter, beat, or thrash (someone or something); etc.” and “to seek the support of voters or a constituency in a forthcoming election or poll” is not entirely clear.
The noun is derived from the verb. It has been suggested that noun sense 4.2 (“rejection (at an election, of a suit, etc.)”) may refer to the canvas bag used by journeymen mechanics which they used to pack up their tools after they had completed their jobs, in which case it is not derived from the verb but directly from canvas (noun).

A variant of canvas (noun).

Webster’s 1913

  1. verb To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with reference to its probable vote.
  2. verb To examine by discussion; to debate.
  3. verb To search thoroughly; to engage in solicitation by traversing a district; as, to canvass for subscriptions or for votes; to canvass for a book, a publisher, or in behalf of a charity; --commonly followed by for.
  4. noun Close inspection; careful review for verification; as, a canvass of votes. Bacon.

Etymology [OF. Canabasser to examine curiously, to search or sift out; properly, to sift through canvas. See Canvas, n.]

Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “canvass”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details