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How to pronounce “on-hook”
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Pronunciation guide for on-hook
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of on-hook with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Nick Offerman & Brett Haley
- Definition summary
- Describing the state of a telephone (or similar device) when it is available but not in use.
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How to pronounce on-hook
Nick Offerman & Brett Haley

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Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “on-hook”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Describing the state of a telephone (or similar device) when it is available but not in use.
- (by extension) Describing the idle state of a subscriber or PBX user loop.
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