How to pronounce bought in British English
“bought” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to bought the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“bought” in real sentences — British speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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pensions effectively bought out.
The Scottish Parliament
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vehicles where many are bought.
UK Parliament
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us has never bought food that we did not eat or bought clothes that we seldom
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “bought”
Words one sound away from bought — 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 bought. 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.