English pronunciation · Words Starting with D

Depict Pronunciation

Depict is pronounced di-PIKT, IPA /dɪˈpɪkt/.

di-PIKT

US /dɪˈpɪkt/  ·  UK /dɪˈpɪkt/

Syllables: di · PIKT (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)

verb: To show or describe something in a picture, a film, or writing.

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Depict in a Sentence

  • The mural depicts the harbour as it looked in 1890.
  • Few novels depict the job as honestly as this one.
  • The maps depict trade routes rather than borders.

Common Mispronunciations of Depict

Not DEE-pikt

Shrink the opening to a quick di and put everything into PIKT. A long dee at the front sounds like two words joined.

Not di-PIK-ted

The base verb ends on a hard t with no extra beat. Depicted is the past form; depict itself stops after the t.

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