English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Bait Pronunciation
Bait is pronounced BAYT, IPA /ˈbeɪt/.
BAYT
US /ˈbeɪt/ · UK /ˈbeɪt/
Syllables: BAYT (1 syllable)
noun and verb: Food used to attract fish or animals, or anything used to tempt someone, or to provoke someone deliberately.
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Bait in a Sentence
- We ran out of bait before lunch.
- The offer was bait and nothing more.
- Do not let him bait you into answering.
Common Mispronunciations of Bait
Not BYT
The ai spelling gives the long a of rain, so the word rhymes with gate. A long i would turn it into bite.
Not BAYD
Finish on a clean t. Softening it to a d makes the word sound like bade, the old past tense of bid.
Tip: Bait and bate are said alike, which is why bated breath is so often misspelled as baited.
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