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How to pronounce “vain

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Pronunciation guide for vain

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of vain with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Mick Flannery Live Performance♪ Or is your love in vain?
Definition summary
Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.

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How to pronounce vain

Mick Flannery Live Performance

♪ Or is your love in vain?

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “vain

Meaning

  • [Adjective]
  • Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
  • Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
  • Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.
  • Showy; ostentatious.
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive, rare, dated, obsolete) To frustrate. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
  • [Noun]
  • wine
  • [Adverb]
  • only, merely, exclusively, solely, just
  • ever (when used with an interrogative pronoun)
  • An emphatic word used with the negative verb and -kö.
  • (with a verb in imperative) go ahead, be my guest (in positive); definitely (in negative)

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