HOW TO PRONOUNCE
accidentally
/ˌæksəˈdɛntəli/
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Stress DEN.
AC has a smaller beat. The t after n may be reduced in speech.
5 syllables · Stress on syllable 3
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“I accidentally left the window open.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does accidentally mean?
adverb
- In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
- Unintentionally.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌæksəˈdɛntəli/
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“I presume that should you accidentally wound an enemy you would take him home and nurse him back to health,” she laughed.
Edna had had an occasional girl friend, but whether accidentally or not, they seemed to have been all of one type—the self-contained.
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“When you came in, I was just wondering whether this figure here had not accidentally got loosened from the wall behind it.”
We feel in a very slight degree excited to good will towards the stranger whom we accidentally light upon in our path.
These emotions also arise from pleasure or pain accompanied by the idea of something external, as cause either in itself or accidentally.