How to pronounce activate

Listen to activate in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“activate” in real sentences

1000+ clips in the index · 365 American · 104 British · 21 Australian · 4 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. meeting to activate the system and activate the data sharing.

    Census Bureau · hear it here

  2. >> >> Yeah. Um, activate.

    The 92nd Street Y · hear it here

  3. People activate your microphone.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

  4. warning system would activate.

    NTSB · hear it here

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