How to pronounce triage
American English pronunciation
tree-AHZH
- IPA
- /tɹiˈɑʒ/
- Syllables
- tree · AHZH (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
- Also said
- TREE-ahzh
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What triage means
Sorting people or jobs by who needs help first
In a sentence: After the storm, the volunteers did triage and fixed the leaking roofs before the broken fences.
Where it comes from: It comes from the French verb trier, meaning to sort.
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