How to pronounce plant
Say it like PLANT. Plant is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- PLANT
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Plant pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- PLANTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
American vs British pronunciation of plant
- British speakers use the long "ah" vowel of father where Americans use the "a" of cat.
British respelling: PLAHNT.
What does plant mean?
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground“Let's plant flowers in the garden”
- fix or set securely or deeply“He planted a knee in the back of his opponent”“The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum”
- set up or lay the groundwork for“establish a new department”
- buildings for carrying on industrial labor“they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles”
- (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
- an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
Where does plant come from?
The factory and machinery senses comes from the Latin sense of "any vegetable production that serves to propagate the species," which refers to something that produces.
Similar and opposite words
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Words that rhyme with plant
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of plant.
Questions about saying plant
How do you pronounce plant?
Say PLANT. The American pronunciation is /plænt/. In British English it is /plɑːnt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in plant?
Plant is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: PLANT.
Is plant pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. British speakers use the long "ah" vowel of father where Americans use the "a" of cat. The British form is /plɑːnt/ (PLAHNT).