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How to pronounce beamed

Say it like BEEMD. Beamed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/bimd/BEEMD
UK British/biːmd/BEEMD
  • BEEMD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Beamed pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. BEEMDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of beamed

American and British speakers say beamed in essentially the same way: /bimd/ in the US and /biːmd/ in the UK.

British respelling: BEEMD.

What does beamed mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of beam How to pronounce beam
adjective
  1. Furnished with beams or timbers.“a beamed ceiling”
  2. Furnished with beams, as the head of a stag.

Words that rhyme with beamed

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of beamed.

Questions about saying beamed

How do you pronounce beamed?

Say BEEMD. The American pronunciation is /bimd/. In British English it is /biːmd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in beamed?

Beamed is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BEEMD.

Do Americans and Brits say beamed the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /bimd/ and the British form is /biːmd/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).