Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: shakespeare
IPA transcription: [ʃ'eɪksp,iɹ]
Pronunciations of shakespeare
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Shakespeare, William_Shakespeare, Shakspere, William_Shakspere, Bard_of_Avon
    Meaning: English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
Usage examples
  • Why a monument to Shakespeare?
  • This is absent from Shakespeare.
  • Shade of the immortal Shakespeare!
  • Then why a monument to Shakespeare?
  • So, indeed, say Shakespeare's admirers.
  • Give thy thoughts no tongue. SHAKESPEARE
  • "But did Shakespeare run away?" I demanded.
  • But just suppose that Shakespeare had not run away!
  • Shakespeare has no need of a pyramid; he has his work.
  • And that Shakespeare saw these things there is no doubt.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Tawny owl, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording William Shakespeare, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording NeXT, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hamlet, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Jack the Ripper, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Elizabeth I of England, License CC BY-SA 4.0