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How to pronounce “alas”
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Pronunciation guide for alas
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of alas with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- When Biden Met Xi (and What's Going On with US & China)
These are, alas, not peaceful times.
- Definition summary
- Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion, grief, resignation, or disappointment.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce alas
When Biden Met Xi (and What's Going On with US & China)

These are, alas, not peaceful times.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “alas”
Meaning
- [Interjection]
- Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion, grief, resignation, or disappointment.
- [Noun]
- A type of geological depression which occurs in Yakutia, formed by the subsidence of permafrost.
- [Verb]
- to let, allow
- to leave (something), drop
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