how to pronounce august

/ˈɑːɡəst/

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august is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of august in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… in august and the advice was you need to …”

meanings of august

name:

A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States.
A male given name from Latin.
A female given name from English derived from the month (rare modern usage).
A surname.
The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September.

adjective:

Of noble birth.
Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.

verb:

To make ripe; ripen.
To bring to realization.

noun:

Alternative form of auguste (“kind of clown").

august frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word august occurs in english on average 51.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.