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Download Pronunciation

Download is pronounced DOWN-lohd, IPA /ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/.

DOWN-lohd

US /ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/  ·  UK /ˈdaʊnləʊd/

Syllables: DOWN · lohd (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

noun and verb: To copy a file from a remote computer onto your own, or the file that arrives when you do.

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Download in a Sentence

  • The download finished in under a minute.
  • You can download the timetable from the council website.
  • Large downloads are slow on the hotel connection.

Common Mispronunciations of Download

Not down-LOHD

Noun and verb both keep the weight at the front: DOWN-lohd. Unlike record or present, this compound never shifts its stress.

Not DOWN-lod

The second half has the long oh of road, not the short o of nod.

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