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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gesture

UK /ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃə/ · US /ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃɚ/ noun, verb

Forms gestures gesturing gestured

  1. noun A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech. “The middle-finger gesture is really a nonverbal swear.”
  2. noun An act or a remark that serves as a formality or as a sign of attitude. “We took flowers as a gesture of sympathy.”
  3. noun (graphical user interface) A motion made with a pointing device, or on a touchscreen, that is recognised by the system as a command. “This Web browser can be controlled with mouse gestures.”
  4. noun (obsolete) The manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture.
  5. verb (intransitive) To make a gesture or gestures. “My dad told me never to gesture with my hands when I talk.”
  6. verb (transitive) To express (something) by a gesture or gestures. “He gestured his disgust.”
  7. verb (transitive) To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action.
  8. verb (transitive) To express or signal (to someone) by a gesture or gestures (to do something, go somewhere, etc).

Synonyms

gesticulate motion

Etymology

From Medieval Latin gestūra (“a mode of action”), from Latin gerō (“to bear; (reflexive) bear oneself, behave, act”), past participle gestus. By surface analysis, Latin gest- + -ure.

Webster’s 1913

  1. noun Manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture. [Obs.]
  2. noun A motion of the body or limbs expressive of sentiment or passion; any action or posture intended to express an idea or a passion, or to enforce or emphasize an argument, assertion, or opinion.
  3. verb To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action; to gesticulate.
  4. verb To make gestures; to gesticulate.

Etymology [LL. gestura mode of action, fr. L. gerere, gestum, to bear, behave, perform, act. See Gest a deed.]

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

Sanskrit

Sanskrit dictionary entries whose meaning includes “gesture” (best matches first).

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