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Relax Pronunciation
Relax is pronounced ri-LAKS, IPA /riˈlæks/.
ri-LAKS
US /riˈlæks/ · UK /rɪˈlæks/
Syllables: ri · LAKS (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To become less tense or anxious, or to make a rule less strict.
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Relax in a Sentence
- Sit down and relax for ten minutes.
- The council relaxed the parking rules in August.
- I never fully relax until the bags are packed.
Common Mispronunciations of Relax
Not REE-laks
LAKS takes everything and the opening is a quick ri. Relaxation is the relative that hands the push to a different beat altogether.
Not ri-LAK
Both halves of the x have to arrive, a k and then an s, with nothing dropped at the close.
Tip: The noun is relaxation, with four beats and the weight on the third: ree-lak-SAY-shuhn.
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