How to pronounce "ligated" in English
li·ga·ted
Hear native speakers say ligated in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “ligated”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
li
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ga
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ted
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Pronouncing a hard, aspirated [tʰ] in casual conversation can sound overly formal in North America.
How Native Speakers Say It: In American English, a single "t" between vowels quickly taps against the alveolar ridge like a soft "d" ([ɾ]). In British English, maintain a crisp aspirated [tʰ].
The Trap: Because the base verb ends in a /t/ or /d/ sound, an extra vowel syllable must be added.
How Native Speakers Say It: Pronounce as a full separate syllable ⁄ɪd⁄ (e.g. "start-id", "need-id").
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "ligated" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "ligated is" sounds like "ligated-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "ligated" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“up, cut up, cut up, add in plasmid, and I'm going to ligate together. And then, having ligated my human”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“ligated complex fe4 with ethanol in both cases we said that the first blob is at”— StanfordWatch clip
“So, we've isolated that double-stranded material, ligated it, did a sequence analysis, and finally”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“and changed his name so it looks very French with the C-O-E-D-E-S and an accent grave, and the O and the E are ligated, and so it looks very,”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“They've got to be ligated together.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“forming this F4 ethanol um ligated structure where you take a sigma orbital”— StanfordWatch clip
Practice Speaking “ligated”
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up, cut up, cut up, add in plasmid, and I'm going to ligate together. And then, having ligated my human
Hear it in context: “ligated”
15 clipsThe English word “ligated”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (li · ga · ted). Grammatically, “ligated” functions as a verb. SayItVid indexes 15 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “ligated” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare, Stanford.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @43:26
“problem. So, I can then take total human DNA, cut up, cut up, cut up, cut up, add in plasmid, and I'm going to ligate together. And then, having ligated my human and I'm going to ligate together. And then, having ligated my human”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @81:03
“chemists we saw the ri plane for F5 and we saw the ri plane for this strange ligated complex fe4 with ethanol in both cases we said that the first blob is at high transfers now if you compare in detail”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @54:57
“made double-stranded, but that we can separate it. So, we've isolated that double-stranded material, ligated it, did a sequence analysis, and finally compared alignment scores. If all we had made is random fragments of DNA, it would've shown”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @12:15
“originally a Hungarian Jew who immigrated to France and changed his name so it looks very French with the C-O-E-D-E-S and an accent grave, and the O and the E are ligated, and so it looks very, the C-O-E-D-E-S and an accent grave,”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #5 · @17:36
“primers, and then what happens when this DNA sequence here, growing, meets this DNA sequence there? They've got to be ligated together. They've got to be joined together. So, together. They've got to be joined together. So,”
Definition & Meaning: “ligated”
- To bind with a ligature or bandage.
- To connect text characters with a ligature.
- simple past and past participle of ligate
Example Sentences (2)
- “up, cut up, cut up, add in plasmid, and I'm going to ligate together. And then, having ligated my human”
- “ligated complex fe4 with ethanol in both cases we said that the first blob is at”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “ligated”
- Syllables:
- li · ga · ted
- Hear it in context
- ligated
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"ligated" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "ligated" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about ligated
How many syllables are in “ligated”?
“ligated” has 3 syllables: li · ga · ted.
What does “ligated” mean?
To bind with a ligature or bandage.
How can I hear “ligated” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “ligated” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “ligated”?
Pronouncing a hard, aspirated [tʰ] in casual conversation can sound overly formal in North America. In American English, a single "t" between vowels quickly taps against the alveolar ridge like a soft "d" ([ɾ]). In British English, maintain a crisp aspirated [tʰ].