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How to pronounce “erect”

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Pronunciation guide for erect

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of erect with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: The Inside Story of Notre-Dame’s Incredible ReconstructionThe spire was erect again,
Definition summary: Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.

Example 1 of 8

The Inside Story of Notre-Dame’s Incredible Reconstruction

The spire was erect again,

[Adjective]
Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.
(of body parts) Rigid, firm; standing out perpendicularly, especially as the result of stimulation.
(of a person) Having an erect penis or clitoris.
(obsolete) Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed.
(obsolete) Directed upward; raised; uplifted.
Watchful; alert.
(heraldry) Elevated, as the tips of wings, heads of serpents, etc.
[Verb]
(transitive) To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.
(transitive) To cause to stand up or out.
To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise.
(transitive) To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.
(transitive) To animate; to encourage; to cheer.
(transitive, astrology) To cast or draw up (a figure of the heavens, horoscope etc.).
(intransitive) To enter a state of physiological erection.
(transitive) To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, etc.
(transitive) To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute.

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