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Precise Pronunciation
Precise is pronounced pri-SYS, IPA /priˈsaɪs/.
pri-SYS
US /priˈsaɪs/ · UK /prɪˈsaɪs/
Syllables: pri · SYS (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Exact and clearly stated, with no room for doubt.
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Precise in a Sentence
- Give me the precise wording of the clause.
- They arrived at the precise hour they had promised.
- The measurements need to be precise to the millimetre.
Common Mispronunciations of Precise
Not PREE-sys
Start quietly and save everything for SYS.
Not pri-SEEZ
The ci here gives a long i and the s that follows is hissed, not buzzed. So the ending rhymes with nice rather than with knees.
Tip: Two syllables: pri-SYS. The noun precision moves the beat and softens the s to a zh.
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