How to Pronounce "if the truth were known"
expression
IF thuh TROOTH wer NOWN
IF thuh trooth wer NOHN
Definition
This phrase is used to suggest that things are not as they seem, and if people really knew the true situation, their opinions or feelings might change.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɪf/, /ɪf/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtɹuθ/ /ˈwɝ/ /ˈnoʊn
British English
ˈɪf/ /ðə, ði/ /tɹˈuːθ/ /wˈɜː/ /nˈəʊn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
IF thuh TROOTH wer NOWN
UK
IF thuh trooth wer NOHN
Listen in Context
If the truth were known, he was never really sick.
Nobody would blame her, if the truth were known.
If the truth were known, he actually did all the work himself.
People would see things differently, if the truth were known.