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How to pronounce “aloof”
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Pronunciation guide for aloof
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of aloof with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 5 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- What Happens As We Die?
She was self-contained, she was a little bit aloof.
- Definition summary
- At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
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How to pronounce aloof
What Happens As We Die?

She was self-contained, she was a little bit aloof.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “aloof”
Meaning
- [Adverb]
- At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
- Without sympathy; unfavorably.
- [Adjective]
- Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.
- [Preposition]
- (obsolete) Away from; clear of.[2]
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