How to pronounce imitate in British English
“imitate” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to imitate the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “imitate” in: all accents · American English (41 clips)
“imitate” in real sentences — British speakers
26 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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best to imitate his predecessor.
The Scottish Parliament
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best to imitate his predecessor.
The Scottish Parliament
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You should seek to imitate the calm and repose of your right hon.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “imitate”
Words one sound away from imitate — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “imitate”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of imitate. 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.