How to pronounce "meet ups" in English
MEE·tups
Primary stress: mee
Hear native speakers say meet ups in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “meet ups”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
MEE
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
tups
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("MEE"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "meet ups" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "meet ups is" sounds like "meet ups-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "meet ups" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Can you go on meet ups with your friends without constantly checking if you got a message?”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“So over the 25 years, not just us there’s other skeptic magazines and conferences and groups of people that meet at meet ups and so on all over the world, and it’s because”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“And we'll have all meet ups where kids in the neighborhood can meet each other, and we know that you can't have things for kids unless you have”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“contacts and possible infection to meet ups cost on the other hand appears to have come into contact with someone somehow but we don't know what exactly”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“So many group chats We had meet ups and support groups.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“Our meet ups and our marketplaces are online.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
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Hear it in context: “meet ups”
21 clipsThe English word “meet ups”. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (mee · tups), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (mee). Grammatically, “meet ups” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 21 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “meet ups” in natural connected speech across American (US: 7 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @12:12
“Can you do it? Can you go on meet ups with your friends without constantly checking if you got a message? with your friends without constantly checking if you got a message?”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @2:08
“scientists, scholars, historians don’t have time to do. So over the 25 years, not just us there’s other skeptic magazines and conferences and groups of people that meet at meet ups and so on all over the world, and it’s because groups of people that meet at meet ups and so on all over the world, and it’s because”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @29:59
“We'll do story times, and we'll do singing events. And we'll have all meet ups where kids in the neighborhood can meet each other, and we know that you can't have things for kids unless you have can meet each other, and we know that you”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @1:51
“with all his ministers and regional governors very much staying away from contacts and possible infection to meet ups cost on the other hand appears to have come into contact with someone somehow but we don't know what exactly have come into contact with someone somehow but we don't know what exactly”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #5 · @10:08
“We hosted group chats. So many group chats We had meet ups and support groups. We helped each other apply for jobs.”
Definition & Meaning: “meet ups”
- An arranged informal meeting.
Example Sentences (3)
- “We had our meetup in the local library, because of its central location.”
- “Can you go on meet ups with your friends without constantly checking if you got a message?”
- “So over the 25 years, not just us there’s other skeptic magazines and conferences and groups of people that meet at meet ups and so on all over the world, and i”
Pronounce: “meet ups”
- Syllables:
- mee · tups
- Primary stress:
- mee
- Hear it in context
- meet ups
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"meet ups" 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, "meet ups" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about meet ups
How many syllables are in “meet ups”?
“meet ups” has 2 syllables: mee · tups.
Where is the stress in “meet ups”?
The primary stress in “meet ups” is on “MEE”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “meet ups” mean?
An arranged informal meeting.
How can I hear “meet ups” used in real sentences?
This page has 21 real-world video examples of “meet ups” 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 “meet ups”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).