How to pronounce axe in British English
“axe” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to axe the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “axe” in: all accents · American English (59 clips)
“axe” in real sentences — British speakers
141 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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as trying to axe newsrooms.
The Scottish Parliament
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into work and axe the post of Minister for Disabled People.
The Scottish Parliament
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Department for Transport is planning to scale back and axe rail electrification projects.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “axe”
Words one sound away from axe — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “axe”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of axe. 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.