HOW TO PRONOUNCE
verdict
/ˈvɝdɪkt/
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Keep the final k-t sequence.
The first syllable has a stressed r-colored vowel. End the word with k followed by t, without inserting a vowel between those final consonants.
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The jury returned its verdict.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does verdict mean?
noun
- A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
- An opinion or judgement.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈvɝdɪkt/
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See this word in context.
As to the strength of his case, he had not a doubt about it, but clearly saw his way to the verdict.
"It was the general verdict," wrote one newspaper, "that his intellectual head and forehead compared not unfavourably with those of the judge."
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In Europe the sentence of a political tribunal is to be regarded as a judicial verdict rather than as an administrative measure.
The strange and significant difference is determined by the question whether the verdict, “we know,” will or will not have practical consequences.
There were baby shows after that, but the verdict was delivered in writing, and Mr. Barnum never gave the prize in person.