How to pronounce caret
American English pronunciation
KAIR-it
- IPA
- /ˈkɛɹɪt/
- Syllables
- KAIR · it (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What caret means
A little ^ mark that shows where to add a missing word
In a sentence: The teacher drew a caret where I had forgotten to write the word "the."
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin word caret, meaning "it is missing."
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