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How to pronounce “strengthen”
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Pronunciation guide for strengthen
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of strengthen with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Jonas Gahr Støre: In defense of dialogue 14 minutes, 59 seconds
And I believe we need to strengthen this approach
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
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How to pronounce strengthen
Jonas Gahr Støre: In defense of dialogue 14 minutes, 59 seconds

And I believe we need to strengthen this approach
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “strengthen”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
- (transitive) To empower; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to enhearten.
- (transitive) To augment; to improve; to intensify.
- (transitive) To reinforce, to add to, to support (someone or something)
- (transitive) To substantiate; to corroborate (a belief, argument, etc.)
- (intransitive) To grow strong or stronger.
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