How to pronounce "the"

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For our entire lives, we’ve been living through a computing revolution.

Many of you here in this room have contributed to it,

with leaps forward in compute,

connectivity, mobile technologies,

and now AI.

For my part, I've dedicated my entire career to augmented reality,

fusing the real world with computing experiences.

I started this journey about 25 years ago for my PhD.

It might sound groundbreaking, but check out these early prototypes.

The technology was really primitive back then,

but the potential felt limitless

when we were experimenting in that university lab.

What I didn't know at that time

was many of the fundamental innovations for my work

would come from AI researchers in a different lab.

While I was helping computers see the world,

these AI researchers were helping computers reason about the world.

Since then, large language models and multimodal reasoning

have enabled richer language and image understanding.

These models are now fast enough for live conversations

where the AI can act on your behalf

Phonetic Breakdown of "the"

Learn how to break down "the" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:

/ði/

/ˈðiː/

Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries

IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

DH AH0

Standard phonetic transcription to help with precise pronunciation

Pronunciation Tips:

Stress the first syllable
Pay attention to vowel sounds
Practice each syllable separately

Spelling Benefits:

Easier to remember spelling
Helps with word recognition
Improves reading fluency

Definition of "the"

Pronunciation: /ði/

Adverb

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

Example: "It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."
With a comparative, and often with for it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated with none. See none the.

Example: "I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that."

Pronunciation: /ði/

Preposition

For each; per.

Example: "valued at half a pound the bushel; paying seven dollars the year interest"

Related Words to "the"

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Words That Sound Like "the"

Practice these words that sound similar to "the" to improve your pronunciation precision and train your ear to distinguish subtle sound differences.

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