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How to pronounce “futile”
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Pronunciation guide for futile
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of futile with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Part 2: Scott Galloway’s Viral TED Talk on How the Old Are Stealing from the Young 35 minutes,
SG: Yeah, to resist is futile,
- Definition summary
- Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce futile
Part 2: Scott Galloway’s Viral TED Talk on How the Old Are Stealing from the Young 35 minutes,

SG: Yeah, to resist is futile,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “futile”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.
- Insignificant; frivolous.
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