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How to pronounce “destitute”
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Pronunciation guide for destitute
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of destitute with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Stephen Ritz: A teacher growing green in the South Bronx 13 minutes, 43 seconds
and we came in from destitute neighborhoods
- Definition summary
- (followed by the preposition "of") Lacking something; devoid.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce destitute
Stephen Ritz: A teacher growing green in the South Bronx 13 minutes, 43 seconds
and we came in from destitute neighborhoods
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “destitute”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- (followed by the preposition "of") Lacking something; devoid.
- Lacking money, poor, impoverished; especially, extremely so.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To impoverish; to strip of wealth, resources, etc.
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