How to pronounce takes
Listen to takes in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“takes” 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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takes it takes as long as it takes
UK Parliament · watch from 16:47 · hear it here
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It takes education, it takes the community, it takes everybody.
USDA · watch from 12:00 · hear it here
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it takes and what ever it takes long as it takes and what ever it takes
Dept of Justice · watch from 11:48 · hear it here
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It takes effort. It takes empathy.
State Department · watch from 21:30 · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of takes. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.