How to pronounce aback in British English
“aback” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to aback the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “aback” in: all accents · American English (31 clips)
“aback” in real sentences — British speakers
68 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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conversation, I was quite taken aback.
The Scottish Parliament
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The Prime Minister I was slightly taken aback
UK Parliament
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I was quite taken aback when the assurance board said to me and other elected representatives
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “aback”
Words one sound away from aback — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of aback. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.