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How to pronounce “subway”

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Pronunciation guide for subway

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of subway with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Zarna GargI'm in the subway, I'm taking a bus, I'm buying groceries,
Definition summary
(Canada, US, Scotland, South Africa) An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.

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How to pronounce subway

Zarna Garg

I'm in the subway, I'm taking a bus, I'm buying groceries,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “subway”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (Canada, US, Scotland, South Africa) An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
  • (Canada, US, Scotland, South Africa) A train that runs on such an underground railway.
  • (Canada, US) A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way; a metro system.
  • (British) An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).
  • An underground route for pipes, sewers, etc.
  • An underground route for creatures (e.g. bats).
  • [Verb]
  • (intransitive, US, informal) To travel by underground railway.

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