English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Petition Pronunciation
Petition is pronounced puh-TI-shuhn, IPA /pəˈtɪʃən/.
puh-TI-shuhn
US /pəˈtɪʃən/ · UK /pəˈtɪʃən/
Syllables: puh · TI · shuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun and verb: A formal written request signed by many people, or to make such a request.
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Petition in a Sentence
- Nine thousand people signed the petition.
- They petitioned the council to keep the library open.
- A petition was handed in at the town hall on Monday.
Common Mispronunciations of Petition
Not PE-ti-shuhn
Petition saves everything for TI, which leaves the opening puh little more than a breath.
Not puh-ZI-shuhn
Petition hisses its middle consonant where position buzzes, and nothing else tells the two apart.
Tip: Petitioner and petitioned leave the beat untouched on the TI.
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