English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Divide Pronunciation
Divide is pronounced di-VYD, IPA /dɪˈvaɪd/.
di-VYD
US /dɪˈvaɪd/ · UK /dɪˈvaɪd/
Syllables: di · VYD (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb; also noun: To separate something into parts or shares, or a gap between two groups.
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Divide in a Sentence
- Divide the dough into eight equal pieces.
- The river divides the town neatly in two.
- There is a real divide between the coast and the interior.
Common Mispronunciations of Divide
Not di-VID
Divide and division part company in the vowel: the long y of hide shortens to the i of sit when the noun ending arrives.
Not DY-vyd
The first beat is a quick di with nothing on it, in both the verb and the noun.
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