How to pronounce drove in American English
“drove” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to drove the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “drove” in: all accents · British English (286 clips)
“drove” 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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He drove John Block, drove me, he drove Dan Glickman, drove AB Lincoln, he I mean
USDA
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AND DROVE FOR ANOTHER TWO.
NASA
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We drove economic output to new highs and we drove our carbon pollution to its lowest
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “drove”
Words one sound away from drove — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “drove”
Why real speech
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