How to pronounce adrift in British English
“adrift” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to adrift the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “adrift” in: all accents · American English (53 clips)
“adrift” in real sentences — British speakers
29 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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million adrift in cash terms.
The Scottish Parliament
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The stakes could not be higher, yet the Government are adrift at the mercy of their
UK Parliament
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Through curriculum for excellence, we need to make sure that, rather than cutting teachers adrift, which
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “adrift”
Words one sound away from adrift — 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 adrift. 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.