pronounces

verb

present tense third-person singular of pronounce
1
as in says
to correctly produce the sound of (a word or letter) with one's voice How do you pronounce your last name? We practiced pronouncing our Spanish vocabulary words .

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2
as in recites
to say or announce (something) in an official or formal way The priest pronounced the blessing. Emotions ran high in the courtroom as the judge pronounced sentence.

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3
as in proclaims
to say officially or assertively that (something or someone) is something specified They pronounced the mission a success. She pronounced them married.

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Recent Examples of pronounces Your food is the problem, your mother pronounces. — Taiye Selasi, New Yorker, 31 May 2026 Tomas pronounces his last name Vuh-LINK-cus. — Mitch Light, New York Times, 28 May 2026 The long era of sitting quietly while the doctor pronounces what ails us and what to do about it is ending. — Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025 No one ever pronounces it correctly. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026 For the record, actor Henry Travers pronounces the word library in a desperate squeal. — Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pronounces
  1. says
  2. recites
  3. proclaims
  4. speaks
  5. utters
  6. declares
  7. gives
  8. insists
Verb
  • Israel retaliated with a massive military offensive that has killed more than 73,000 Palestinians, Gaza’s Health Ministry says, around half of them women and children.
    — Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • The Lodging Association letter, which was written by executive director Fred Tayco, says charging hotels a flat fee could violate Proposition 26’s requirements that fees not exceed the reasonable cost of providing a service.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of says
Verb
  • Nadal, with a wink, recites the various physical tics involved in his serving routine.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • Erivo plays 23 characters and recites approximately 20,000 words of dialogue over the course of two hours.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 27 May 2026
Definition of recites
Verb
  • But no longer, according to a new analysis, which proclaims that the long American sellers’ market has finally ended.
    — Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 15 June 2026
  • Across 45 recipes — each its own kind of breadcrumb-naming treatise — the duo proclaims how versatile the kitchen staple both is and can be.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 8 June 2026
Definition of proclaims
Verb
  • The role required fluency in at least three languages—and Blunt, by her own admission, just about speaks Spanish.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR's Ukraine Correspondent Joanna Kakissis about the overnight attack in Kyiv, which comes on the heels of Ukraine's drone assaults in Moscow.
    — NPR, NPR, 2 July 2026
Definition of speaks
Verb
  • Halfway through, Mando is captured by Clone Wars’ bounty hunter Embo, who was voiced by Filoni on the show but never utters so much as a single line of dialogue here.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 22 May 2026
  • Yet Cornelius Krull, the patriarch, speaks only a German dialect and never utters more than two words.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Definition of utters
Verb
  • Snowflake is getting there by separating the context a customer declares from the context the platform derives on its own.
    — Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • If the school declares an emergency, students may be provided with prepared text messages to keep their parents or guardians informed.
    — Chaewon Chung Updated July 6, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of declares
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  • Refine a portfolio piece, build a small prototype, or share a draft with someone who gives honest notes.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026
  • The softened felt gives under his fingers, then holds, each adjustment staying a little longer than the last.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
Definition of gives
Verb
  • The group insists Yale must defend its lawful holistic admissions and educational leadership role.
    — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Rosa insists that her husband was unaware he would be sent to war.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
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