How to pronounce roots
Listen to roots in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“roots” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 289 American · 768 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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Plants have bigger roots, and they have finer roots.
National Park Service · watch from 3:05 · hear it here
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its roots. >> you, Minister.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 53:13 · hear it here
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roots and then to go to places that really celebrate their own personal roots
FEMA · watch from 2:29 · hear it here
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a sample of that plant I wash the roots and I wrap the roots in spagna
USDA · watch from 2:05 · hear it here
Why real speech
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