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How to pronounce “latch

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Pronunciation guide for latch

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of latch with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
Are We Cooked? How Social Media Shapes Languagebecause younger generations always latch on to new slang
Definition summary
To close or lock as if with a latch.

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How to pronounce latch

Are We Cooked? How Social Media Shapes Language

because younger generations always latch on to new slang

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “latch

Meaning

  • [Verb]
  • To close or lock as if with a latch.
  • (transitive) To catch; lay hold of.
  • (databases) To use a latch (kind of lightweight lock).
  • (of a breastfeeding baby) To connect to the breast.
  • [Noun]
  • A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.
  • (electronics) An electronic circuit that is like a flip-flop, except that it is level triggered instead of edge triggered.
  • (obsolete) A latching.
  • (obsolete) A crossbow.
  • (obsolete) That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare.
  • A breastfeeding baby's connection to the breast.
  • (databases) A lightweight lock to protect internal structures from being modified by multiple concurrent accesses.

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