Utterance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈʌɾɚɹəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈʌtəɹəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈʌtəɹəns/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈʌɾɚɹəns/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vocalization

Word Forms

utter	verb	express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
vocalize	verb	utter speech sounds

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Äußerung

die Verwendung geäußerter Laute zur auditiven Kommunikation

🇫🇷French

énonciation

l'utilisation des sons émis pour la communication auditive

🇪🇸Spanish

declaración

el uso de sonidos pronunciados para la comunicación auditiva

🇮🇹Italian

espressione

l'uso dei suoni emessi per la comunicazione uditiva

🇳🇱Dutch

uiting

het gebruik van geuite geluiden voor auditieve communicatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

enunciado

o uso de sons emitidos para comunicação auditiva

🇷🇺Russian

высказывание

использование произнесенных звуков для слуховой коммуникации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कथन

श्रवण संचार के लिए उच्चरित ध्वनियों का उपयोग

🇧🇩Bengali

উচ্চারণ

শ্রবণ যোগাযোগের জন্য উচ্চারিত শব্দের ব্যবহার

🇮🇳Tamil

உச்சரிப்பு

செவிவழி தொடர்புக்கு உச்சரிக்கப்படும் ஒலிகளின் பயன்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉచ్చారణ

శ్రవణ సంభాషణ కోసం పలికిన శబ్దాల ఉపయోగం

🇮🇳Marathi

उच्चार

श्रवण संप्रेषणासाठी उच्चारलेल्या आवाजाचा वापर

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉચ્ચારણ

શ્રાવ્ય સંદેશાવ્યવહાર માટે ઉચ્ચારણ અવાજોનો ઉપયોગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಚ್ಚಾರಣೆ

ಶ್ರವಣೇಂದ್ರಿಯ ಸಂವಹನಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಉಚ್ಚರಿಸಲಾದ ಶಬ್ದಗಳ ಬಳಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉച്ചാരണം

ശ്രവണ ആശയവിനിമയത്തിനായി ഉച്ചരിച്ച ശബ്ദങ്ങളുടെ ഉപയോഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਥਨ

ਆਡੀਟੋਰੀ ਸੰਚਾਰ ਲਈ ਬੋਲੀਆਂ ਗਈਆਂ ਆਵਾਜ਼ਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

کلمہ

سمعی مواصلت کے لیے بولی جانے والی آوازوں کا استعمال

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

发声

使用发音进行听觉交流

🇯🇵Japanese

発言

聴覚コミュニケーションのための発声音の使用

🇰🇷Korean

말

청각적 의사소통을 위해 발화된 소리를 사용하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lời nói

việc sử dụng âm thanh thốt ra để giao tiếp thính giác

🇹🇭Thai

คำพูด

การใช้เสียงพูดเพื่อการสื่อสารด้วยเสียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

ucapan

penggunaan suara yang diucapkan untuk komunikasi pendengaran

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbigkas

ang paggamit ng mga binibigkas na tunog para sa pandinig na komunikasyon

🇲🇾Malay

luahan

penggunaan bunyi yang diucapkan untuk komunikasi pendengaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكلام

استخدام الأصوات المنطوقة للتواصل السمعي

🇮🇷Persian

بیان

استفاده از صداهای بیان شده برای ارتباط شنیداری

🇹🇷Turkish

ifade

işitsel iletişim için söylenen seslerin kullanılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲמִירָה

השימוש בצלילים שנאמרו לתקשורת שמיעתית

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The primary meaning of 'utterance' is 'the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication'.

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