How to pronounce dearest in British English
“dearest” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to dearest the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “dearest” in: all accents · American English (39 clips)
“dearest” in real sentences — British speakers
25 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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our dearest friends are able to be here today to see this moment.
The Scottish Parliament
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to dearest old mum a fortnight later is teeming with news this is just one of
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “dearest”
Words one sound away from dearest — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “dearest”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of dearest. 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.