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How to pronounce “freight”
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Pronunciation guide for freight
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of freight with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- A Bold Plan to Rewild the Earth — at Massive Scale
to slow down the freight train of development
- Definition summary
- (uncountable) The transportation of goods (originally by water; now also (chiefly US) by land); also, the hiring of a vehicle or vessel for such transportation.
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How to pronounce freight
A Bold Plan to Rewild the Earth — at Massive Scale
to slow down the freight train of development
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “freight”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (uncountable) The transportation of goods (originally by water; now also (chiefly US) by land); also, the hiring of a vehicle or vessel for such transportation.
- (uncountable) Goods or items in transport; cargo, luggage.
- (countable) Payment for transportation.
- (figuratively)
- (countable, originally US, rail transport) Ellipsis of freight train.
- [Verb]
- (transitive)
- (intransitive, US, also figuratively) Chiefly followed by up: to carry as part of a cargo.
- [Adjective]
- (obsolete) Freighted; laden.
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