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Joey
How to pronounce " wind" properly?
I have heard people say the word " wind" in 2 different pronunciation, [ wind] and [waidn].
Are there any difference between them, like the word " tear" that we pronounce [tia] as a noun, and [ter] as a verb?
Thank you
29 oct. 2014 06:57
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Yes the first one is what you feel outside (weather) ,for example "The wind is very cold today",and the second is to turn,for example when you "wind up your watch"
1.a : a natural movement of air of any velocity; especially : the earth's air or the gas surrounding a planet in natural motion horizontally
b : an artificially produced movement of air
c : solar wind, stellar wind
2. to tighten the spring of <wind a clock> (past tense WOUND)
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind
29 octobre 2014
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Yes, these are completely different words with totally different meanings that just happen to have the same spelling.
wind [ wind] This is a current of air. 'The wind blew the leaves off the trees'.
wind [waind]. This is a movement of turning and tightening. 'I remember my grandfather winding his old watch every day'.
29 octobre 2014
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noun [ wind]
verb [waind].
29 octobre 2014
Here's your new online friend:
http://howjsay.com/index.php?word=wind
http://howjsay.com/index.php?word=tear
You'll hear that one pronunciation is the verb, and the other is the noun. It will be very clear from reading a full sentence.
29 octobre 2014
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Joey
Compétences linguistiques
Anglais, Vietnamien
Langue étudiée
Anglais
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