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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hook up

verb

Forms hooks up hooking up hooked up

  1. verb (transitive) To assemble the parts of a mechanism, especially by connecting wires.
  2. verb (transitive) To connect to something like a power supply or a signal source. “The suspect was hooked up to a lie detector.”
  3. verb (intransitive, slang, followed by with) To form an association (with) someone.
  4. verb (transitive, slang, followed by with) To connect (someone) (with) another person.
  5. verb (intransitive, slang, followed by with) To have a casual sexual experience with another person, usually without any future relationship intended.
  6. verb (idiomatic, slang) To supply someone with goods or services. “That guy didn't get his ticket; can you hook him up for me?”
  7. verb (idiomatic, slang) To deal drugs; to sell contraband. “Hey man, can you hook me up with some weed?”
  8. verb (idiomatic, slang) To give a good deal for buying something; to give something for free or to give more than the recipient is entitled to. “When you need a new car, come see me, I can hook you up with friend prices.”

Synonyms

do it get laid Netflix and chill have sex approach cohabit common company copulate couple engage in sex exchange flesh have intimate relations have marital relations have sexual relations intercourse know know someone in the biblical sense make love mate

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