How to pronounce debate in American English
“debate” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to debate the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“debate” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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an open debate, a live debate, an active debate -- a debate like the one that
The Obama White House
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similar debate in Britain.
Voice of America
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Science cannot advance without debate.
NIH
Words that sound like “debate”
Words one sound away from debate — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “debate”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of debate. 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.