How to Pronounce "pay your last respects"
expression
PAY yur LAST ri-SPEKS
PAY yaw LAST ri-SPEKTS
Definition
To attend someone's funeral or memorial service and show respect for the person who has died.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpeɪ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈɫæs/, /ˈɫæst/ /ɹəˈspɛks/, /ɹiˈspɛks/, /ɹiˈspɛkts/, /ɹɪˈspɛkts
British English
pˈeɪ/ /jˈɔː/ /lˈɑːst/ /ɹɪspˈɛkts
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PAY yur LAST ri-SPEKS
UK
PAY yaw LAST ri-SPEKTS
Listen in Context
Many people came to pay their last respects at the funeral.
She traveled back home to pay her last respects to her grandmother.
We lined up quietly to pay our last respects.
Hundreds showed up to pay their last respects after hearing about the tragedy.