Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

θ	thin	ð	this	ʃ	she	ʒ	measure
tʃ	church	dʒ	judge	ŋ	sing	j	yes

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

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)

-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.

max out

verb

Forms maxes out maxing out maxed out

verb (informal, intransitive) To reach the limit of one's capabilities. “In the bench press, he has maxed out at 110 kg.”
verb (informal, intransitive) To reach a maximum or a point at which no more growth or improvement is possible. “This machine maxes out at a 110 kW output.”
verb (informal, transitive) To use (something) to the limit of its capabilities. “to max out one's credit card(s)”
verb (US, prison slang) To reach the end of a complete sentence with no early parole, time off for good behavior, etc.
verb (slang, US) To relax.

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