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How to pronounce pastimes

Say it like PAS-tymz. Pastimes has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (PAS).

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US American/ˈpæˌstaɪmz/PAS-tymz
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • PAS
  • tymz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Pastimes pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. PASSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. tymzGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "i" in time.

What does pastimes mean?

noun
  1. plural of pastime How to pronounce pastime
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pastime How to pronounce pastime

Questions about saying pastimes

How do you pronounce pastimes?

Say PAS-tymz. The American pronunciation is /ˈpæˌstaɪmz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in pastimes?

Pastimes has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (PAS). Broken into parts: PAS · tymz.

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