How to pronounce retreated in British English
“retreated” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to retreated the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“retreated” in real sentences — British speakers
30 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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therefore I retreated quite a bit.
The Scottish Parliament
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the world are having to backfill areas where we have retreated and cut and that is
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “retreated”
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Why real speech
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