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How to pronounce “dove”

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Pronunciation guide for dove

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of dove with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
The Alchemy of PopI dove deep into the pain.
Definition summary
(countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.

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How to pronounce dove

The Alchemy of Pop

I dove deep into the pain.

Example Sentences

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Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.
  • (countable, politics) A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict.
  • (countable) Term of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
  • A greyish, bluish, pinkish colour like that of the bird.
  • (slang, countable) Ellipsis of love dove (“tablet of the drug ecstasy”).
  • [Verb]
  • (chiefly Canada, US; dialectal in the UK) simple past of dive
  • (nonstandard) past participle of dive

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