English pronunciation · Words Starting with H
Hacked Pronunciation
Hacked is pronounced HAKT, IPA /ˈhækt/.
HAKT
US /ˈhækt/ · UK /ˈhækt/
Syllables: HAKT (1 syllable)
verb (past tense and past participle of hack): Cut roughly, or broke into a computer system without permission.
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Hacked in a Sentence
- Someone hacked the mailing list and sent out nonsense.
- He hacked a path through the brambles with a billhook.
- Two accounts were hacked on the same evening.
Common Mispronunciations of Hacked
Not HA-kid
No extra beat hides in the ending, since a k takes a plain t after it.
Not HAHKT
The vowel is short and front, as in sack, and never opens out to an ah.
Tip: A hack in journalism and a hack in computing come from two different senses of the same old verb.
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