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How to pronounce “upright”

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Pronunciation guide for upright

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of upright with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: How Business Can Improve the World, Not Just the Bottom LineHere, the trees get to stay upright.
Definition summary: Vertical; erect.

Example 1 of 8

How Business Can Improve the World, Not Just the Bottom Line

Here, the trees get to stay upright.

[Adjective]
Vertical; erect.
In its proper orientation; not overturned.
Greater in height than breadth.
(figuratively) Of good morals; practicing ethical values.
(of a golf club) Having the head approximately at a right angle with the shaft.
[Adverb]
In or into an upright position.
[Noun]
Any vertical part of a structure.
A word clued by the successive initial, middle, or final letters of the cross-lights in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
(informal) Short for upright piano
(informal) Short for upright arcade game cabinet
Ellipsis of upright vacuum cleaner.
(obsolete, hunting, dialect, British) The tips of the antlers of a young deer.
[Verb]
(transitive) To set upright or stand back up (something that has fallen).

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