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# How to pronounce "instates" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ɪnstætɛs/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **in·sta·tes**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (1 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "instates" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "they're so inordinately heavy that it takes kind of everybody's uh strength to move just even the smallest of the discs um from one place to another. And he uh further instates these rules that the discs all have to kind of live on a spindle. So you can't actually just pick them up and start throwing them around in the desert. Um you're trying to move this whole tower from A to B. Um you can move one at a time. And in addition, because they are so heavy, if you were"
- **Watch at 22:40**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFJhEPrbycQ&t=1360s)


## How to Pronounce "instates"

- **Syllables**: in · sta · tes
- **IPA**: `/ɪnstætɛs/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[instate](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/instate)

### Related Terms
[reinstates](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/reinstates), [reinstate](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/reinstate)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “instates”?
“instates” is pronounced /ɪnstætɛs/ (in · sta · tes). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “instates”?
“instates” has 3 syllables: in · sta · tes.

### What does “instates” mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of instate

### How can I hear “instates” used in real sentences?
This page has 1 real-world video example of “instates” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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