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Belabor Pronunciation
Belabor is pronounced bi-LAY-ber, IPA /bɪˈleɪbɝ/.
bi-LAY-ber
US /bɪˈleɪbɝ/
Syllables: bi · LAY · ber (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To keep going over a point long after it has been made.
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Belabor in a Sentence
- I will not belabor the point.
- He belabored the subject until the room emptied.
- There is no need to belabor what everyone already knows.
Common Mispronunciations of Belabor
Not bi-LA-ber
Labour sits in the middle of this verb with its long ay intact, so the loud beat is LAY and not LAB.
Not bi-lay-BAWR
Harbour and neighbour wear their last syllable down to a weak ber, and this one does the same.
Tip: Belabour is the British spelling, and belabour the point is the phrase it nearly always appears in.
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