How to pronounce meet in American English

IPA /mit/ Syllables 1 · meet Stress 1st syllable

MEET

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Americans pronounce meet as MEET (/mit/).

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Stress

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Intonation

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Fluency

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Common mistakes

Releasing the final consonant with a puff of air.

In "meet", the "" is not released — the articulators get into position but hold without the burst of air. Air stops but there's no release burst — the articulators hold position.

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Why it sounds different

Why "meet" sounds like MEET.

In "meet", the "" is not released — the articulators get into position but hold without the burst of air. This is called the Unreleased Stops, and it's why Americans sound more relaxed than the textbook. It comes out as MEET.

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"Are you available to meet for coffee sometime this weekend?"

ar yoo uh·VAY·luh·buhl tuh MEET fer KAH·fee SUHM·tahym dhihs WEE·kehnd

"I am confident that this strategy will meet your objectives."

ahy uhm KAHN·fuh·duhnt dhuht dhihs STRA·tuh·jee wihl MEET yor uhb·JEHK·tuhvz

"I need to meet with my academic advisor before registration."

ahy NEED tuh MEET wihth mahy a·kuh·DEH·muhk uhd·VAHY·zer buh·FOR reh·juh·STRAY·shuhn

"I regret to inform you that we cannot meet the original deadline."

ahy ruh·GREHT tuh uhn·FORM yoo dhuht wee KA·naht MEET dhee uh·RIH·juh·nuhl DEHD·lahyn

"I suggest we divide the tasks among team members to meet the deadline."

ahy suhg·JEHST wee duh·VAHYD dhuh TASKS uh·MUHNG TEEM MEHM·berz tuh MEET dhuh DEHD·lahyn

"I'll meet you at the coffee shop."

ahyl MEET yoo uht dhuh KAH·fee SHAHP

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Common pronunciation mistakes in American English.

The textbook way isn't wrong — it's just not how anyone actually says it.

Releasing the final consonant with a puff of air.

In "meet", the "" is not released — the articulators get into position but hold without the burst of air. Air stops but there's no release burst — the articulators hold position.

meet→MEET

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Is the American pronunciation of "meet" different from British English?

American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "MEET" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.

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Releasing the final consonant with a puff of air.

Why "meet" sounds like MEET.

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Common pronunciation mistakes in American English.

Releasing the final consonant with a puff of air.

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