How to pronounce discourage
Listen to discourage in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“discourage” in real sentences
737 clips in the index · 194 American · 322 British · 4 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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discourage a throwaway culture.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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plants and discourage others.
National Park Service · hear it here
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is “to discourage the demand”.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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proactively monitor and discourage bullying.
UK Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
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