How to pronounce defeated in American English
“defeated” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to defeated the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“defeated” in real sentences — American speakers
541 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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would like to see Russia defeated, totally defeated.
State Department
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We are not defeated and we will not be defeated.
The Obama White House
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They're militarily defeated.
The White House
Words that sound like “defeated”
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Other forms of “defeated”
Why real speech
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