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How to pronounce “fay

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Pronunciation guide for fay

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of fay with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Bruce McCall: Nostalgia for a future that never happened 13 minutes, 2 secondsHer former name was Fay Wray, and so that was --
Definition summary
(obsolete) To fit.

Example 1 of 8

How to pronounce fay

Bruce McCall: Nostalgia for a future that never happened 13 minutes, 2 seconds

Her former name was Fay Wray, and so that was --

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “fay

Meaning

  • [Verb]
  • (obsolete) To fit.
  • (shipbuilding, transitive) To join (pieces of timber) tightly. The long edges of the staves of a barrel have to be fayed so that when it is assembled it will not leak.
  • (shipbuilding, intransitive) Of pieces of timber: to lie close together.
  • (obsolete) To fadge.
  • [Adjective]
  • Fitted closely together.
  • [Noun]
  • A fairy.

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