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How to pronounce “sun

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Pronunciation guide for sun

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of sun with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
All-American Solar EclipseWell during an eclipse, the moon covers the sun.
Definition summary
(astronomy) A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.

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How to pronounce sun

All-American Solar Eclipse

Well during an eclipse, the moon covers the sun.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “sun

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (astronomy) A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
  • The light and heat which are received from the sun; sunshine or sunlight.
  • (figurative) Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.
  • (uncountable, chiefly literary) Sunrise or sunset.
  • A revolution of the Earth around the Sun; a year.
  • A transversing of the sky by the Sun; a day.
  • The nineteenth trump/major arcana card of the tarot.
  • (cartomancy) The thirty-first Lenormand card.
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To expose to the heat and radiation of the sun.
  • (transitive) To warm or dry in the sunshine.
  • (intransitive) To be exposed to the sun.
  • (intransitive, alternative medicine) To expose the eyes to the sun as part of the Bates method.

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