How to pronounce decisive in American English
“decisive” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to decisive the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“decisive” in real sentences — American speakers
518 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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And we promised decisive action and the President took decisive action.
State Department
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away, took decisive action, you say.
The Obama White House
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Take decisive actions now to bring timelines together.
CDC
Words that sound like “decisive”
Words one sound away from decisive — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “decisive”
Why real speech
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