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How to pronounce verbs in American English

“verbs” pronunciation by American speakers

Listen to verbs the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“verbs” in real sentences — American speakers

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  1. so we have to learn that there are ar verbs ir verbs and er ver er

    Census Bureau

  2. You're using verbs to describe the behavior.

    CDC

  3. Carney: Is this like a dissection of different verbs?

    The Obama White House

Words that sound like “verbs”

Words one sound away from verbs — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.

Other forms of “verbs”

Why real speech

A dictionary gives you one careful reading of verbs. 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.

Nearby words

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