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How to pronounce ate in American English
“ate” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to ate the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“ate” in real sentences — American speakers
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ago, how we ate, the food we ate.
The Obama White House
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There was a reason why we ate the way we ate.
NSF
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ate what what kinds of animals ate what kinds of prey at what kind of time.
NIST
Words that sound like “ate”
Words one sound away from ate — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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