How to pronounce import in American English
“import” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to import the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“import” in real sentences — American speakers
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to correct these errors in the import file before you can import
Dept of Labor
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PUMA layer import, PUMA tabular equivalency file, or import a PUMA shapefile.
Census Bureau
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import reliant at present.
NSF
Words that sound like “import”
Words one sound away from import — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “import”
Why real speech
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