How to pronounce bounds in British English
“bounds” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to bounds the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “bounds” in: all accents · American English (354 clips)
“bounds” in real sentences — British speakers
138 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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knows absolutely no bounds.
The Scottish Parliament
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the bounds of the protocol.
UK Parliament
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appetite to tax knows no bounds.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “bounds”
Words one sound away from bounds — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “bounds”
Why real speech
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