English pronunciation · Words Starting with N
Narrate Pronunciation
Narrate is pronounced NE-rayt, IPA /ˈnɛˌreɪt/.
NE-rayt
US /ˈnɛˌreɪt/ · UK /nəˈreɪt/
Syllables: NE · rayt (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
verb: To tell a story or describe events, especially as the voice over a film or audiobook.
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Narrate in a Sentence
- She agreed to narrate the documentary.
- Who will narrate the audiobook?
- He tends to narrate his own cooking as he goes.
Common Mispronunciations of Narrate
Not NA-ruht
The second syllable keeps a full rayt, rhyming with late. Reducing it makes the word sound like a noun.
Not nuh-RAT
The ending is the long ay of gate, not the short a of rat.
Tip: American English usually stresses the first syllable, NE-rayt, while British English stresses the second, nuh-RAYT.
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