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How to pronounce “knife”

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Pronunciation guide for knife

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of knife with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Alfredo GarciaThat is quite the knife.
Definition summary
A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.

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How to pronounce knife

Alfredo Garcia

That is quite the knife.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “knife”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
  • A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing or stabbing but too short to be called a sword; a dagger.
  • Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper.
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To cut with a knife.
  • (transitive) To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.
  • (intransitive) To cut through as if with a knife.
  • (transitive) To betray, especially in the context of a political slate.
  • (transitive) To positively ignore, especially in order to denigrate; compare cut.

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