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How to pronounce “acute”

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Pronunciation guide for acute

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of acute with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
How your emotions change the shape of your heartHowever, in the acute period,
Definition summary
Brief, quick, short.

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How to pronounce acute

How your emotions change the shape of your heart

However, in the acute period,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “acute”

Meaning

  • [Adjective]
  • Brief, quick, short.
  • High or shrill.
  • Intense; sensitive; sharp.
  • Urgent.
  • (botany) With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).
  • (geometry, of an angle) Less than 90 degrees.
  • (geometry, of a triangle) Having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.
  • (linguistics, chiefly historical) Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others.
  • (phonology, dated, of a sound) Sharp, produced in the front of the mouth. (See Grave and acute on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )
  • (medicine) Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.
  • (medicine) Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.
  • (orthography, postpositive) Of a letter of the alphabet, having an acute accent.
  • [Noun]
  • (medicine, informal) A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.
  • (linguistics, chiefly historical) An accent or tone higher than others.
  • (orthography) An acute accent (´).
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive, phonetics) To give an acute sound to.
  • (transitive, archaic) To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.

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