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How to pronounce cherishes

Say it like CHER-ih-shiz. Cherishes has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (CHER).

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US American/ˈtʃɛrɪʃɪz/CHER-ih-shiz
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • CHER
  • ih
  • shiz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Cherishes pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. CHERSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
  2. ihKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  3. shizKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

What does cherishes mean?

verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of cherish How to pronounce cherish

Questions about saying cherishes

How do you pronounce cherishes?

Say CHER-ih-shiz. The American pronunciation is /ˈtʃɛrɪʃɪz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in cherishes?

Cherishes has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (CHER). Broken into parts: CHER · ih · shiz.

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