How to Pronounce "elevator"
word
/ˈɛɫəˌveɪtɝ/
EL-uh-vay-dur
/ˈɛlɪvˌeɪtɐ/
EL-i-vay-tuh
Definition
A machine that carries people or things up and down between floors in a building. In some contexts, especially in American English, it can also mean a device that lifts something upward.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈɛɫəˌveɪtɝ/
British English
/ˈɛlɪvˌeɪtɐ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
EL-uh-vay-dur
UK
EL-i-vay-tuh
Listen in Context
We use the elevator to go to the tenth floor.
The elevator is next to the stairs.
This elevator can carry eight people.
Hold the elevator, please—I'm coming!