we're
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation, General Australian, stressed form) IPA(key): /wɪə/
- (Received Pronunciation, General Australian, unstressed form) IPA(key): /wə/
- (US, Canada, stressed form) IPA(key): /wɪɚ/, /wɪɹ/
- (US, Canada, unstressed form) IPA(key): /wɚ/, /wɛɚ/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /wiːɹ/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /wiə/
- (East Anglia, cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /wɛː/
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
- Homophones: weir; ware (cheer–chair merger), where (cheer–chair merger, wine–whine merger)
Contraction
[edit]we're