ACUTE Meaning and Pronunciation

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How to pronounce acute? • • This video provides examples of American English pronunciations of acute by male and female speakers. • In addition, it explains the meaning of acute through a dictionary definition and several visual examples. • IPA Transcription of acute is /əkjˈut/. • Definition of acute according to Wiktionary: • acute can be an adjective, a noun or a verb • As an adjective acute can mean: • 1. Brief, quick, short. • 2. High or shrill. • 3. Intense, sensitive, sharp. • 4. Urgent. • 5. With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base). • 6. Of an angle: less than 90 degrees. • 7. Of a triangle: having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees. • 8. Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others. • 9. Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage. • 10. Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity. • 11. After a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent. • As a noun acute can mean: • 1. A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia. • 2. An accent or tone higher than others. • 3. An acute accent (´). • As a verb acute can mean: • 1. To give an acute sound to. • 2. To make acute; to sharpen, to whet. • • If you'd like to test your pronunciation of acute, check out Accent Hero's real-time pronunciation feedback tool: • https://accenthero.com/app/pronunciat... • or our Android app: • https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...

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