English pronunciation · Words Starting with T
Target Pronunciation
Target is pronounced TAHR-guht, IPA /ˈtɑrgət/.
TAHR-guht
US /ˈtɑrgət/ · UK /ˈtɑːgɪt/
Syllables: TAHR · guht (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and verb: Something aimed at, a goal to be reached, or the act of directing something at it.
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Target in a Sentence
- We missed the sales target by a whisker.
- The campaign will target first-time voters.
- She hit the target with her last arrow.
Common Mispronunciations of Target
Not tahr-GET
The front syllable takes the beat, so the ending stays quiet and its vowel collapses to uh. A loud get sounds like a French borrowing.
Not TAHR-jet
The g here is hard, as in get and forget. It softens to a j sound only before e or i in words that came through French, which this one did not.
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