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How to pronounce “duty”
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Pronunciation guide for duty
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of duty with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Joellen Drag Oslund & Beverly Weintraub
the first woman assigned to duty aboard a US Navy
- Definition summary
- (countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
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How to pronounce duty
Joellen Drag Oslund & Beverly Weintraub
the first woman assigned to duty aboard a US Navy
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “duty”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
- (uncountable) The state of being at work and responsible for or doing a particular task.
- (countable) A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.
- (obsolete) One's due, something one is owed; a debt or fee.
- (obsolete) Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
- (engineering) The efficiency of an engine in work done per unit of fuel; particularly, the number of pounds of water which a steam pumping engine can raise one foot by burning one bushel or hundredweight of coal.
- (euphemistic) The act of urination or defecation, especially for a dog.
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