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How to pronounce “river”
Hear “river” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for river
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of river with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Jon Bowermaster
his work on the Hudson River Stories Project, which explores
- Definition summary
- A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
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How to pronounce river
Jon Bowermaster

his work on the Hudson River Stories Project, which explores
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “river”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
- Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
- (poker) The last card dealt in a hand.
- (typography) A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.
- [Verb]
- (poker) To improve one’s hand to beat another player on the final card in a poker game.
Practice Nearby Words
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