Pronunciation Of The Word “Hesitate”
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The Word “Hesitate”
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The pronunciation of any word in English (or any language at all) is not Universal. This is because there are many different dialects of The English Language — both throughout America, and also world-wide. The pronunciations that are presented on GiveMeSomeEnglish!!! are based-upon a combination of both “common usage”, and the most neutral accent used in The International Common Tongue — a.k.a. “American English”.
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Pronunciation Of The Word “Hesitate”
Hesitate – For this word: the “H” is pronounced audibly; the first “e” is short; the “s” is pronounced like the letter “z”; the “i” is pronounced as an i-schwa; and for the “-ate” suffix – the “a” is a True Long “A”; the “t” is (usually) stopped; and the final “e” is silent (this is one of two standard pronunciations of this suffix in The Common Tongue).
– /HEH-zih-tay[t]/ – /ˈhɛ.zə(ɪ).te[iː][t]/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –
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