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How to pronounce “sideways”
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Pronunciation guide for sideways
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of sideways with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Alpha Girls
They are looking sideways to each other.
- Definition summary
- plural of sideway
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce sideways
Alpha Girls

They are looking sideways to each other.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “sideways”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- plural of sideway
- [Adjective]
- Moving or directed toward one side.
- (informal) Positioned sideways (with a side to the front).
- (informal) Neither moving upward nor moving downward.
- (usually with "with", informal) In conflict (with); not compatible (with).
- [Adverb]
- With a side to the front.
- Towards one side.
- Askance; sidelong.
- (informal) Neither upward nor downward.
- (chiefly US, colloquial) Not as planned; towards a worse outcome.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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