How to pronounce dub
American English pronunciation
DUB
- IPA
- /ˈdʌb/
- Syllables
- DUB (1 syllable)
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What dub means
To make someone a knight with a tap on the shoulder
In a sentence: The queen will dub the brave young squire a knight at dawn.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Old English dubbian, to make someone a knight. It is linked to an Old French word meaning to dress up or equip.
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Another meaning
To swap a film's spoken words for another voice track
In a sentence: The studio will dub the cartoon into Spanish for kids in Mexico.
Where it comes from: It is spelled like the knighting word "dub," but the movie sense is a separate use, and its exact source isn't clear.
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