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How to pronounce “loft”

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Pronunciation guide for loft

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of loft with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Creative SpacesSo we found another space-- a loft--
Definition summary: (obsolete, except in derivatives) Air, the air; the sky, the heavens.

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Creative Spaces

So we found another space-- a loft--

[Noun]
(obsolete, except in derivatives) Air, the air; the sky, the heavens.
An attic or similar space (often used for storage) in the roof of a house or other building.
(textiles, countable, uncountable) The thickness of a soft object when not under pressure.
A gallery or raised apartment in a church, hall, etc.
(chiefly US) A residential flat (apartment) on an upper floor of an apartment building.
Ellipsis of pigeon loft.
(golf) The pitch or slope of the face of a golf club (tending to drive the ball upward).
(cricket) A lofted drive.
(obsolete) A floor or room placed above another.
[Verb]
(transitive) To propel high into the air.
(intransitive) To fly or travel through the air, as though propelled
(bowling) To throw the ball erroneously through the air instead of releasing it on the lane's surface.
(transitive) To furnish with a loft space.
(transitive) To raise (a bed) on tall supports so that the space beneath can be used for something else.
[Adjective]
(obsolete, rare) Lofty; proud; haughty.