English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Beloved Pronunciation
Beloved is pronounced bi-LUHVD, IPA /bɪˈləvd/.
bi-LUHVD
US /bɪˈləvd/
Syllables: bi · LUHVD (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective; also a noun: Dearly loved, or the person who is dearly loved.
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Beloved in a Sentence
- The garden was her beloved project for thirty years.
- He wrote every letter to his beloved in green ink.
- Their beloved old cat finally gave up the sofa.
Common Mispronunciations of Beloved
Not BE-luhvd
The prefix be- is never stressed in this family of words. Compare become, behave, and belong.
Not buh-LOHVD
The stressed vowel is the short uh of love, the word sitting in the middle of this one.
Tip: Before a noun many speakers give it three syllables, bi-LUH-vid, as in dearly beloved. Used after a verb it is usually two, bi-LUHVD.
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