To pronounce "braved", say BRAV-ed — 2 syllables, IPA /bɹeɪvd/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/bɹeɪvd/
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"braved" has 2 syllables: brav-ed. It rhymes with depraved and engraved, if that helps it stick.
verb
“After braving tricks on the high-dive, he braved a jump off the first diving platform.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Braved" has 2 syllables: brav · ed.
The IPA transcription of "braved" is /bɹeɪvd/.
Braved: To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.
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