How to pronounce above
Listen to above in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“above” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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that and that measure should be expected against as I said above so above all above
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 35:55 · hear it here
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above you for the team lead going above and you for the team lead going above
Dept of Justice · watch from 7:15 · hear it here
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meaningfully above normal.
Federal Reserve · watch from 34:42 · hear it here
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above unimaginable tragedy.
FEMA · watch from 6:12 · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of above. 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.