How to Pronounce “heavy

word

/ˈhɛvi/
HE-vee
/hˈɛvi/
HE-vee

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈhɛvi/

British English

/hˈɛvi/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

HE-vee

UK

HE-vee

Listen in Context

This box is too heavy for me to carry.

We had heavy rain all night.

Traffic is heavy this morning.

I’m not hungry after that heavy lunch.