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How to pronounce “protective”
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Pronunciation guide for protective
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of protective with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- How health workers are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic
protective equipment to the medications
- Definition summary
- Serving or intended to protect.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce protective
How health workers are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

protective equipment to the medications
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “protective”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Serving or intended to protect.
- Wishing to protect; defensive of somebody or something.
- [Noun]
- (British) Something that protects.
- A condom.
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