How to pronounce gave in American English
“gave” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to gave the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“gave” 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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gave us several directives.
Dept of Justice
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and helped guide us through the process, gave us support, gave us ideas.
National Park Service
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praises from a regulator that gave me bigger budgets that gave me more standing
FTC
Words that sound like “gave”
Words one sound away from gave — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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