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Appeared Pronunciation
Appeared is pronounced uh-PIRD, IPA /əˈpɪrd/.
uh-PIRD
US /əˈpɪrd/ · UK /əˈpiəd/
Syllables: uh · PIRD (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb (past tense of appear): Became visible, or gave the impression of being something.
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Appeared in a Sentence
- A heron appeared on the far bank and stayed an hour.
- She appeared calm enough in the interview.
- The error appeared again after the update.
Common Mispronunciations of Appeared
Not uh-PEER-ed
The r runs straight into the d with nothing between them, so two beats cover the whole word. Only after a t or a d does that ending claim a syllable of its own.
Not A-pird
Dropping the weight onto the front turns this into a surname. The opening vowel has no colour of its own and exists only to get you to PIRD.
Tip: Non-rhotic British speech lets the r go, leaving uh-PEED, which is why the past tense of appear and the word apiece can sound alike in London.
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