How to pronounce severe
Listen to severe in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“severe” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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severe, consider that severe.
FAA · watch from 14:54 · hear it here
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Severe dengue is characterized by severe plasma leakage, severe bleeding, and severe organ impairment.
CDC · watch from 63:41 · hear it here
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talking about severe penalties and severe punishments.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 103:11 · hear it here
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severe depression 11.3% reported severe or ex extremely severe stress and 29.7%
NTSB · watch from 52:10 · hear it here
Why real speech
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