English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Sentence Pronunciation
Sentence is pronounced SEN-tuhns, IPA /ˈsɛntəns/.
SEN-tuhns
US /ˈsɛntəns/ · UK /ˈsɛntəns/
Syllables: SEN · tuhns (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and verb: A group of words that makes a complete statement, question, or command; also the punishment a court gives.
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Sentence in a Sentence
- Read the first sentence again and tell me what it means.
- She answered in one short sentence and sat down.
- He is serving a four year sentence.
Common Mispronunciations of Sentence
Not sen-TENS
English keeps the punch at the front of this one, and the second half shrinks to a quick tuhns.
Not SEN-tens
That second vowel is not a full e. It collapses to the faint uh of patience.
Tip: The verb, to sentence someone, sounds exactly like the noun.
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