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How to pronounce “street

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Pronunciation guide for street

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of street with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
Building Old CambridgeBrattle Street, an old street, has been rich for a long time,
Definition summary
A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.

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How to pronounce street

Building Old Cambridge

Brattle Street, an old street, has been rich for a long time,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “street

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.
  • A road as above, but including the sidewalks (pavements) and buildings.
  • (specifically, US, Canada) The roads that run perpendicular to avenues in a grid layout.
  • Metonymic senses:
  • (attributive) Living in the streets.
  • (slang, uncountable) Streetwise slang.
  • (slang, in the plural) People in general, as a source of information.
  • (figuratively) A great distance.
  • (poker slang) Each of the three opportunities that players have to bet, after the flop, turn and river.
  • (uncountable, sports) A style of skateboarding featuring typically urban obstacles.
  • [Adjective]
  • (slang) Having street cred; conforming to modern urban trends.
  • [Verb]
  • To build or equip with streets.
  • To eject; to throw onto the streets.
  • (sports, by extension) To heavily defeat.
  • To go on sale.
  • (Japanese Mormonism) To proselytize in public.

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