Collocations for pronounce - verb
1. make the sound of a word/letter
VERB + pronounce
can,
know how to
I don't know how to pronounce the name of the town.
I don't know how to pronounce the name of the town.
be difficult to
PREPOSITION
as
‘Gone back’ is sometimes pronounced as ‘gom back’.
‘Gone back’ is sometimes pronounced as ‘gom back’.
as in
She pronounced the ‘o’ as in ‘no’.
She pronounced the ‘o’ as in ‘no’.
2. state sth
PREPOSITION
in favour/favor of
The committee has pronounced in favour/favor of the merger.
The committee has pronounced in favour/favor of the merger.
on,
upon
I do not feel competent to pronounce on this matter.
I do not feel competent to pronounce on this matter.
PHRASES
be pronounced dead
She was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.
She was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.
pronounce yourself sth
He pronounced himself delighted with the judge's decision.
He pronounced himself delighted with the judge's decision.
Pronounce is used with these nouns as the object:
blessing, judgement, name, sentence, sound, syllable, verdict, vowel, word
blessing, judgement, name, sentence, sound, syllable, verdict, vowel, word