How to pronounce leave in American English
“leave” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to leave the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“leave” 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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So we leave we we leave to them the the leadership.
Federal Reserve
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leave my friends behind, to leave my culture and my language behind.
State Department
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Um And it's hard to see them leave when they do leave.
NASA
Words that sound like “leave”
Words one sound away from leave — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “leave”
Why real speech
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