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How to pronounce undock

Say it like un-DOK. Undock has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (DOK).

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US American/ənˈdɑk/un-DOK
UK British/ənˈdɒk/un-DOK
  • un
  • DOK
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Undock pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. unKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  2. DOKSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

American vs British pronunciation of undock

  • The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.

British respelling: un-DOK.

What does undock mean?

verb
  1. To remove (a ship) from a dock.
  2. To depart a spaceship from a dock/berth/mount/mooring under its own power
  3. To remove from a docking station.“After I undock my laptop, I can run it for about six hours on battery power.”

Where does undock come from?

From un- + dock.

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Words that rhyme with undock

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Questions about saying undock

How do you pronounce undock?

Say un-DOK. The American pronunciation is /ənˈdɑk/. In British English it is /ənˈdɒk/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in undock?

Undock has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (DOK). Broken into parts: un · DOK.

Is undock pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /ənˈdɒk/ (un-DOK).

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