How to pronounce abstinence in British English
“abstinence” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to abstinence the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “abstinence” in: all accents · American English (255 clips)
“abstinence” in real sentences — British speakers
153 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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drug abstinence monitoring technology.
The Scottish Parliament
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For others, it can be through abstinence or a quicker break.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “abstinence”
Words one sound away from abstinence — 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 abstinence. 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.