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How to pronounce “dire”
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Pronunciation guide for dire
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of dire with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Confronting The Meta-Crisis: Criteria for Turning The Titanic
and how dire it is in some ways.
- Definition summary
- Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce dire
Confronting The Meta-Crisis: Criteria for Turning The Titanic
and how dire it is in some ways.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “dire”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
- Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
- Expressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal.
- (informal) Bad in quality, awful, terrible.
- (fantasy, gaming) Ferocious and of intimidating appearance, like a dire wolf.
- [Verb]
- (Northern, Alghero) alternative form of dir
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