How to pronounce hive in British English
“hive” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to hive the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “hive” in: all accents · American English (164 clips)
“hive” in real sentences — British speakers
33 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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hive of activity: a real buzz, a real energy, about the place.
UK Parliament
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being the hive of activity that it is now without Eden Court.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “hive”
Words one sound away from hive — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “hive”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of hive. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.