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How to pronounce “chief”
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Pronunciation guide for chief
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of chief with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Terror Dream
Crockett in Chief bragging about their
- Definition summary
- The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group. [from 13th c.]
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce chief
The Terror Dream
Crockett in Chief bragging about their
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “chief”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group. [from 13th c.]
- (uncountable, only with "in") Headship, the status of being a chief or leader.
- (heraldry) The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third. [from 15th c.]
- The principal part or top of anything.
- (sometimes ironic) An informal term of address.
- [Adjective]
- Primary; principal.
- (Scotland) Intimate, friendly.
- [Verb]
- (slang) To smoke cannabis.
Practice Nearby Words
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