how to pronounce instill

/ˌɪnˈstɪl/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of instill is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

instill is pronounced in two syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of instill

example pitch curve for pronunciation of instill

ɪnstɪl

test your pronunciation of instill

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of instill

video examples of instill pronunciation

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

“… both sides to instill hatred and fear …”

meanings of instill

verb:

  1. To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.
  2. To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.

instill frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word instill occurs in english on average 1.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics instill can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that instill can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;

Did this page help you?