How to pronounce beat in British English
“beat” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to beat the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“beat” in real sentences — British speakers
633 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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In Glasgow, hope beat hate and progress beat stagnation.
The Scottish Parliament
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beat back the Russian invader.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “beat”
Words one sound away from beat — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “beat”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of beat. 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.