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schedule

/ˈskɛdʒʊl/

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Begin with the connected sounds “sk.”

In American English, schedule begins with s followed immediately by k. Keep the first vowel strong, then move through the j sound into the lighter final syllable.

2 syllables · Stress on syllable 1

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Please check the schedule before leaving.

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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

What does schedule mean?

noun

  1. A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur.
  2. A serial record of items, systematically arranged.
  3. A written or printed table of information, often forming an annex or appendix to a statute or other regulatory instrument, or to a legal contract.
More meanings (10)

noun

  1. One of the five divisions into which controlled substances are classified, or the restrictions denoted by such classification.
  2. One of the nine schedules of the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons. Identical to the American usage above.
  3. An allocation or ordering of a set of tasks on one or several resources.
  4. Alternative letter-case form of schedule, commonly used in legislation and legal documents.
  5. (obsolete) A slip of paper; a short note.

verb

  1. To create a time-schedule.
  2. To plan (an activity or event) for a specific date or time.
  3. To add (a name) to the list of those participating in an event; to reserve a place or time for.
  4. To admit (a person) to hospital as an involuntary patient under a schedule of the applicable mental health law.
  5. To classify as a controlled substance.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈskɛdʒʊl/

Pronunciation used in the listening tip.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈskɛd͡ʒ.(u)(ə)l/
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In addition to other distinguishing marks, every package bore a different number, and the detailed contents were listed in a schedule for reference.
Douglas, Sir MawsonThe Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914Project Gutenberg ebook #6137
'Now, on either side of the wheel, and extending to the extremity of the table, run, in duplicate, the schedule of mises or stakes.
Andrew SteinmetzThe Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims. Volume 1 (of 2)Project Gutenberg ebook #466
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All this of course does not question the fact that the proprieties of the substituted schedule are more decorous than those which they displace.
Thorstein VeblenThe Theory of the Leisure ClassProject Gutenberg ebook #833
This schedule is flexible, since no two days bring from any division of production, distribution, or financing the same demands upon the owner's attention.
Walter Dill ScottIncreasing Human Efficiency in Business A Contribution to the Psychology of BusinessProject Gutenberg ebook #1319
In drawing up a show schedule of classes for this breed it is perhaps better to limit the weight of competitors to 12 lb.
Robert LeightonDogs and All about ThemProject Gutenberg ebook #10991