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Add 'ver' with a soft 'v' sound.
End with 'seas', stress the long 'ee' sound.
oh-ver-sees (incorrect stress)
ov-er-seas (wrong 'o' sound)
o-ver-ses (incorrect ending)
Start with 'o', pronounced like 'owe'.
Add 'ver' with a soft 'v' sound.
End with 'seas', stress the long 'ee' sound.
ow-ver-sees (incorrect stress)
uv-er-seas (wrong 'o' sound)
o-ver-sis (incorrect ending)
The stress is on 'seas' to emphasize the long vowel sound.
Yes, 'o' is 'oʊ' in AmE and 'əʊ' in BrE.
In this word, 's' is pronounced as /s/, not the voiced /z/.
In or to a foreign country.
/ˌoʊvərˈsiːz/
In a foreign country
/ˈoʊvərˌsiːər/
A supervisor
/ˌoʊvərˈsiː/
To supervise
Long 'eez' sound in overseas vs. shorter in oversee.
Addition of 'er' in overseer changes stress pattern.
Oversee shares 'o-ver' but ends with a single vowel sound.
Make sure to emphasize 'seas' to avoid confusion.
Compare 'overseas' with 'undersea' to hear the difference.
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