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# How to pronounce "recidivating" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/rɛsɪdɪvætɪng/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **re·ci·di·va·ting**

## Meaning & Usage

### VERB
- present participle and gerund of recidivate

### Example Sentences
- "for some of these people who are recidivating um going to jail is just a"
- "And there's not really much for them to do to keep them from recidivating."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips)

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

### Example 1
*Accent: AUS*
> "news around the country in Canada when a woman is murdered by a husband it may or for some of these people who are recidivating um going to jail is just a"
- **Watch at 43:42**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LpeFN01xGM&t=2622s)

### Example 2
> "Since there's not a discharge plan put in place for these young people, they pretty much reenter society with nothing. And there's not really much for them to do to keep them from recidivating. But it all starts with the C. O. s."
- **Watch at 1:41**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGlsUYGMYks&t=101s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "Conditional on everything we know about an individual, this is their empirical likelihood of recidivating."
- **Watch at 35:47**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UukFbfvmJE&t=2147s)


## How to Pronounce "recidivating"

- **Syllables**: re · ci · di · va · ting
- **IPA**: `/rɛsɪdɪvætɪng/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

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

### Related Concepts
[recidivize](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/recidivize)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “recidivating”?
“recidivating” is pronounced /rɛsɪdɪvætɪng/ (re · ci · di · va · ting). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “recidivating”?
“recidivating” has 5 syllables: re · ci · di · va · ting.

### What does “recidivating” mean?
present participle and gerund of recidivate

### How can I hear “recidivating” used in real sentences?
This page has 3 real-world video examples of “recidivating” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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