How to pronounce pretended in British English
“pretended” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to pretended the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“pretended” in real sentences — British speakers
47 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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net coming here pretended to support the industry?
The Scottish Parliament
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in downing street during lockdown the prime minister pretended that he had been assured there were
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “pretended”
Words one sound away from pretended — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “pretended”
Why real speech
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