Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings
Vowels
| iː | see | ɪ | sit | e / ɛ | bed | æ | cat |
| ɑː | father | ɒ | hot (UK) | ɔː | law | ʊ | put |
| uː | too | ʌ | cup | ɜː | bird | ə | about |
| eɪ | day | aɪ | my | ɔɪ | boy | aʊ | now |
| əʊ / oʊ | go (UK / US) | ɪə | near | eə | hair | ʊə | tour |
Consonants that look unusual
| 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.
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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Results for “fere”
- offerer nounOne who offers.
- referee noun, verb(sports) An umpire or judge; an official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game.
- afferent adjective, nounCarrying towards.
- conferee nounA person who participates in a conference.
- deferent adjective, nounShowing deference; deferential.
- efferent adjective, nounCarrying away from.
- pilferer nounOne who pilfers.
- referent noun(semantics) The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes: what it refers to.
- sufferer nounOne who suffers; one who is afflicted.
- deference nounGreat respect.
- different adjective, noun, adverbNot the same; exhibiting a difference.
- inference noun(uncountable) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
- interfere verb(intransitive) To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.
- preferent adjectivePreferred or favoured.
- reference noun, verb(literary or archaic) A relationship or relation (to something).
- conference noun, verbThe act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.
- coreferent adjective, noun(grammar) Referring to the same thing.
- difference noun, verb(uncountable) The quality of being different.
- preference noun, verbThe selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly als…
- refereeing nounThe act by which something is refereed.
- referenced verbsimple past and past participle of reference
- referendum noun(politics) A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment.
- transferee nounA person who is transferred.
- transferer nounsomeone who transfers something
- co-referent adjectiverelating to coreference
- coreference noun(grammar) The relationship between multiple terms that have a common referent.
- deferential adjectiveRespectful and considerate; showing deference.
- differentia noun(logic, semantics, taxonomy) A distinguishing feature which marks a species off from other members of the same genus.
- differently adverbIn a different way.
- indifferent adjective, noun, adverbAmbivalent; unconcerned; uninterested, apathetic.
- inferential adjectiveOf, pertaining to, or derived using inference.
- referential adjectiveOf a word or phrase applied to a particular person, place, or thing and not to any other.
- circumferent adjectiveclosely encircling
- differential adjective, nounOf or pertaining to a difference.
- indifference nounThe state of being indifferent.
- interference noun, verbThe act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.
- preferential adjectiveOf or relating to the showing or giving of preference.
- transference nounThe act of conveying from one place to another; the act of transferring or the fact of being transferred.
- vas deferens noun(anatomy) The duct in the testicle that carries semen from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct.
- circumference noun, verb(geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.
- coreferential adjective(chiefly grammar) Exhibiting coreference; referring to the same thing.
- deferentially adverbIn a deferential manner.
- differentiate verb, nounTo modify so as to create a difference or distinction.
- indifferently adverbTolerably; passably.
- self-referent adjectivereferring back to itself
- undeferential adjectiveNot showing appropriate respect or courtesy.
- differentiable adjective(calculus, not comparable) Having a derivative, said of a function whose domain and codomain are manifolds.
- differentially adverbIn a differential manner
- differentiated adjective(biology, of a cell or tissue) That has taken on a specialized form and function.
- differentiator nounAnything that differentiates, or causes differentiation (in any sense); a distinguishing feature.
- preferentially adverbin a preferential manner
- reference book nounA book providing factual information.
- reference work nounA compendium of information which is not generally intended to be read from beginning to end but rather consulted on a spot basis, and is c…
- teleconference noun, verbA telephone conference, an arranged phone call between more than two parties.
- circumferential adjective(not comparable) Of or pertaining to a circumference.
- conference call nounAn audio-only phone call between more than two people.
- conference room nounA dedicated room in an office, hotel, or similar building that is used for formal meetings, presentations and business conferences.
- corticoafferent adjectiveof a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the cerebral cortex
- corticoefferent adjectiveLeading outward from the cerebral cortex
- cross-reference noun, verbA reference or direction in one place in a book or other source of information to information at another place in the same work.