How to pronounce set in British English
“set” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to set the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“set” in real sentences — British speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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because we have set out our plans. We set out the efficiency savings.
The Scottish Parliament
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set the agenda set the red lines box her in leading to this deeply
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “set”
Words one sound away from set — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “set”
Why real speech
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