How to Pronounce "surrender"
word
/sɝˈɛndɝ/
sur-EN-dur
/səɹˈɛndɐ/
suh-REN-duh
Definition
To stop fighting or resisting and accept that you have lost or cannot continue. It can also mean giving something up to another person or authority.
IPA Transcription
American English
/sɝˈɛndɝ/
British English
/səɹˈɛndɐ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
sur-EN-dur
UK
suh-REN-duh
Listen in Context
The soldiers surrendered after the long battle.
He surrendered his passport to the police.
I will not surrender so easily.
By midnight, I finally surrendered to sleep on the couch.