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How to pronounce “steep”
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Pronunciation guide for steep
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of steep with real speech in context.
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- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Tea Talk
We're going to steep it two minutes.
- Definition summary
- Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce steep
Tea Talk
We're going to steep it two minutes.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “steep”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
- (informal) Expensive.
- (obsolete) Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
- (of the rake of a ship's mast, or a car's windshield) resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular.
- [Noun]
- The steep side of a mountain etc.; a slope or acclivity.
- [Verb]
- (transitive, middle voice) To soak or wet thoroughly.
- (intransitive, figurative) To imbue with something; to be deeply immersed in.
- To make tea (or other beverage) by placing leaves in hot water.
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