How to pronounce grounds
Say it like GROWNDZ. Grounds is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- GROWNDZ
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Grounds pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- GROWNDZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ow" in now.
American vs British pronunciation of grounds
American and British speakers say grounds in essentially the same way: /ɡraʊndz/ in the US and /ɡraʊndz/ in the UK.
British respelling: GROWNDZ.
What does grounds mean?
- your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief“the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling”
- the enclosed land around a house or other building“it was a small house with almost no yard”
- a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
Similar and opposite words
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Questions about saying grounds
How do you pronounce grounds?
Say GROWNDZ. The American pronunciation is /ɡraʊndz/. In British English it is /ɡraʊndz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in grounds?
Grounds is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: GROWNDZ.
Do Americans and Brits say grounds the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ɡraʊndz/ and the British form is /ɡraʊndz/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.