How to pronounce purpose in American English
“purpose” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to purpose the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“purpose” 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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>> purpose area >> areas in purpose areas purpose uh three and five you must uh
Dept of Justice
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One was public purpose, one was a NASA mission purpose.
NASA
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unity of purpose. I articulated our purpose as one people
US National Archives
Words that sound like “purpose”
Words one sound away from purpose — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “purpose”
Why real speech
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