How to pronounce modestly in British English
“modestly” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to modestly the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “modestly” in: all accents · American English (283 clips)
“modestly” in real sentences — British speakers
35 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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My wonderfully decent parents always lived modestly.
The Scottish Parliament
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modestly revivifying effect on the Chamber, and seems to have engaged the attention of the electorate
UK Parliament
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started in 1997 modestly and in 2004 became the rule by now every government virtually every
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “modestly”
Words one sound away from modestly — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “modestly”
Why real speech
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