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Esteemed Pronunciation
Esteemed is pronounced i-STEEMD, IPA /ɪˈstimd/.
i-STEEMD
US /ɪˈstimd/ · UK /ɛˈstiːmd/
Syllables: i · STEEMD (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Greatly respected and admired.
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Esteemed in a Sentence
- Our esteemed colleague has agreed to chair the panel.
- He is esteemed throughout the profession.
- The prize goes to an esteemed translator each year.
Common Mispronunciations of Esteemed
Not i-STEE-med
The ed closes as a single d with no beat of its own. An m sound before it never earns the extra syllable.
Not ES-teemd
Keep the opening syllable faint and land on STEEMD. English rarely stresses a leading es in a borrowed word.
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