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How to pronounce “detains”
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Pronunciation guide for detains
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of detains with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 2 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The US Can Move past Immigration Prisons – and towards Justice
Instead of caring for the old, these days, it detains the young.
- Definition summary
- third-person singular simple present indicative of detain
Example 1 of 2
How to pronounce detains
The US Can Move past Immigration Prisons – and towards Justice

Instead of caring for the old, these days, it detains the young.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “detains”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- third-person singular simple present indicative of detain
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