English pronunciation · Words Starting with F
Fascinate Pronunciation
Fascinate is pronounced FA-suh-nayt, IPA /ˈfæsəˌneɪt/.
FA-suh-nayt
US /ˈfæsəˌneɪt/ · UK /ˈfæsɪˌneɪt/
Syllables: FA · suh · nayt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
verb: To hold someone's attention completely.
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Fascinate in a Sentence
- Bridges fascinate him and always have.
- The collection will fascinate anyone who grew up here.
- She was fascinated by the shipping forecast as a child.
Common Mispronunciations of Fascinate
Not fa-SI-nayt
The first beat is the loud one, and the ending keeps a clear ayt without taking any weight.
Not FA-shuh-nayt
The sc gives a plain s with no sh in it, so the middle beat is a quiet suh.
Tip: Fascination moves the peak to the NAY: fa-suh-NAY-shuhn.
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