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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out of bounds

prepositional phrase, noun

  1. prepositional phrase (idiomatic) Where one is prohibited to enter. “You can play wherever you want, but remember that the cemetery is out of bounds.”
  2. prepositional phrase (idiomatic) Beyond the bounds of civility, morality, or normality. “You were out of bounds to call him a criminal.”
  3. prepositional phrase Outside the area of play; beyond the sideline of a playing field or court. “The ball went out of bounds.”
  4. noun (sports) A sideline marking the edge of a playing field or court.
  5. noun (sports) An instance of a player or the ball going out of bounds.
  6. noun Ground that one is not permitted to enter, or that is outside the permitted playing area. “Out of bounds starts at the white stake.”

Synonyms

beyond the pale no-go off-limits sideline

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