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How to pronounce “ken”
Hear “ken” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for ken
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of ken with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Lee Mokobe: A powerful poem about what it feels like to be transgender 4 minutes, 22 seconds
but I was more boy than girl, more Ken than Barbie.
- Definition summary
- (obsolete) To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life).
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce ken
Lee Mokobe: A powerful poem about what it feels like to be transgender 4 minutes, 22 seconds

but I was more boy than girl, more Ken than Barbie.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “ken”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (obsolete) To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life).
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