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# pronounce

verb (pronounce, pronounces, pronounced, pronouncing)

«pronounce» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To say a word's sounds in a particular way: How do you pronounce «Worcestershire»? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronounce/#m1)
2. (formal) To announce or declare something officially: The doctor pronounced him fit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronounce/#m2)
3. To give a judgement or opinion: The judge pronounced the sentence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronounce/#m3)

### In the lessons

In English lessons pupils learn to pronounce new words, sounds and silent letters (the k in «knee»). In stories and ceremonies: «I now pronounce you husband and wife». In science and medicine, a doctor pronounces someone healthy. Phrases: «pronounce correctly», «pronounce a word», «pronounce judgement», «pronounce dead» (formal, sad).

### Examples

- How do you pronounce this word? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronounce/#x1)
- The k in «knife» is not pronounced. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronounce/#x2)
- She pronounced each word carefully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronounce/#x3)
- The judges pronounced the cake the winner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronounce/#x4)
- The doctor pronounced her fit to play. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronounce/#x5)
- I can't pronounce the name of that town in Wales. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronounce/#x6)
- The teacher helped us pronounce «Wednesday». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronounce/#x7)
- He was quite hoarse, and could not pronounce "Bow wow" properly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronounce/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: pronounced. Spelling trap: the noun is «pronunciation» — no «o» after the n: pro-NUN-ciation, not «pronounciation». Not the same as «announce».

## In Jewish tradition

In Leviticus the priest "pronounces" a person clean or unclean. This is an official ruling after he examines a skin sign.

**Interpretation.** Tradition says only a priest could give this ruling, even if a scholar knew more. It was a ritual status and not a judgment of health or character.

### Examples

- And if it spread abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague. (Torah LEV.13.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pronounce/#x1)
- And the priest shall look on the raw flesh, and pronounce him unclean; the raw flesh is unclean: it is leprosy. (Torah LEV.13.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pronounce/#x2)
- he is a leprous man, he is unclean; the priest shall surely pronounce him unclean: his plague is in his head. (Torah LEV.13.44, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pronounce/#x3)

### Note

Regular verb: pronounced. Spelling trap: the noun is «pronunciation» — no «o» after the n: pro-NUN-ciation, not «pronounciation». Not the same as «announce».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pronounce» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronounce/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pronounce» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pronounce.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «pronounce» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pronounce/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pronounce» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/pronounce.html) on Mova free.