English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Curve Pronunciation
Curve is pronounced KURV, IPA /ˈkɝv/.
KURV
US /ˈkɝv/ · UK /ˈkɜːv/
Syllables: KURV (1 syllable)
noun and verb: A line or surface that bends smoothly, with no angle anywhere in it.
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Curve in a Sentence
- The road follows a long curve round the lake.
- Sales curve upwards every December.
- Draw the curve freehand and nobody will notice.
Common Mispronunciations of Curve
Not KURF
The v is voiced, so the throat hums into it; an f at the close belongs to a different word.
Not KOORV
This vowel is central, the one in her and bird, with no oo anywhere in it.
Tip: Curve, curvy and curvature all share that central vowel, and only curvature adds a cher in the middle.
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