How to pronounce see in American English
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Americans pronounce see as SEE (/si/).
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Why it sounds different
Why "see" sounds like SEE.
Between "" and "", a brief "" glide bridges the two vowels for smooth flow. This is called the Vowel-to-Vowel Linking, how Americans glue words together so they sound like one phrase. It comes out as SEE.
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"As you can see from this chart, our growth has been consistent."
uhz yoo kuhn SEE fruhm dhihs CHART ar GROHTH huhz bihn kuhn·SIH·stuhnt
"Did you see the beautiful sunset from your balcony last evening?"
dihd yoo SEE dhuh BYOO·tuh·fuhl SUHN·seht fruhm yer BAL·kuh·nee last EEV·nuhng
"Did you see the ship leave the harbor?"
dihd yoo SEE dhuh SHIHP LEEV dhuh HAR·ber
"Eight people had to wait to see how much they ate."
AYT PEE·puhl had tuh WAYT tuh SEE HOW MUHCH dhay AYT
"He hurt his knee while jogging and needed to see a doctor."
hee HURT hihz NEE WAHYL JAH·guhng and NEE·duhd tuh SEE uh DAHK·ter
"I appreciate your input, though I see things somewhat differently."
ahy uh·PREE·shee·ayt yer IHN·puut dhoh ahy SEE THIHNGZ SUHM·wuht DIH·fruhnt·lee
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Is the American pronunciation of "see" 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 "SEE" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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