surrender

/səˈrɛndər/

Syllables sur·ren·der

Stress sur-REN-der

Phonics Breakdown

sur

/sə/

schwa

ren

/rɛn/

short e

der

/dər/

er schwa

Meaning

to give up or yield to another

Sound Reference

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sur=/sə/(support) + ren=/rɛn/(rent) + der=/dər/(under)

Example

The soldiers decided to surrender.