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How to pronounce “park

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Pronunciation guide for park

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of park with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
72nd Annual Tony Awards NomineesAshley Park, from "Mean Girls," Ari Stachel
Definition summary
An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.

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How to pronounce park

72nd Annual Tony Awards Nominees

Ashley Park, from "Mean Girls," Ari Stachel

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “park

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.
  • (US) A wide, flat-bottomed valley in a mountainous region.
  • An area used for specific purposes.
  • (UK) An inventory of matériel.
  • (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A space in which to leave a car; a parking space.
  • (automotive) The gear into which one shifts an automatic transmission when one is parking a car or truck. (Denoted with symbol P on a shifter's labeling.)
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.
  • (transitive, informal, figurative) To defer (a matter) until a later date.
  • (transitive) To bring together in a park, or compact body.
  • (transitive) To enclose in a park, or as in a park.
  • (transitive, baseball) To hit a home run; to hit the ball out of the park.
  • (intransitive, slang, US) To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle that was driven to a suitable spot for that purpose.
  • (transitive, informal, sometimes reflexive) To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some time.
  • (transitive, finance) To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of risk, especially while awaiting other opportunities.
  • (Internet) To register a domain name, but make no use of it (See domain parking)
  • (transitive, oyster culture) To enclose in a park, or partially enclosed basin.
  • (intransitive, dated) To promenade or drive in a park.
  • (intransitive, dated, of horses) To display style or gait on a park drive.

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