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How to pronounce “repress”
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Pronunciation guide for repress
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of repress with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The US Bombed Iran. Now What?
But their ability to continue to repress the Iranian people is high.
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce repress
The US Bombed Iran. Now What?
But their ability to continue to repress the Iranian people is high.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “repress”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
- (transitive, by extension) To check; to keep back.
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