cat
/kăt/
noun
  1. A small domesticated carnivorous mammal (Felis catus), kept as a pet and as catcher of vermin, and existing in a variety of breeds.
  2. Any of various other carnivorous mammals of the family Felidae, including the lion, tiger, leopard, and lynx.
  3. The fur of a domestic cat.
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Cambridge Dictionary
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How to pronounce CAT in English
3 weeks ago - How to pronounce CAT. How to say CAT. Listen to the audio pronunciation in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Learn more.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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How to Pronounce cat - (Audio) | Britannica Dictionary
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Discussions

Pronunciation: cot, caught, cat, cut | WordReference Forums
I was reading the thread about "pool" and "pull" and I thought it'd be interesting to know how native speakers pronounce the vowels in the aforementioned words. I'm a Spanish speaker and I've picked the following pronunciation (which I think to be the most common): Group1: cot, pot, dot... More on forum.wordreference.com
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September 8, 2006
How to Pronounce This is a cat Phonetically (With Audio)?
How to say This is a cat in English? Pronunciation of This is a cat with 25 audio pronunciations and more for This is a cat. More on howtopronounce.com
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american english - Pronunciation of "a" in "cat" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
My book about American English pronunciation (General American) says that to pronounce the letter A in, for example, cat (whose sound is /æ/), I should drop my jaw down as to say [ä], but then (fro... More on ell.stackexchange.com
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pronunciation of CAT | WordReference Forums
How is CAT pronounced in English? Like an acronym or like a word [kæt]? CAT stands for computer-assisted translation More on forum.wordreference.com
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ELSA
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How to Pronounce CAT in American English | ELSA Speak
Practice pronunciation of the word CAT with ELSA advanced technology and say CAT like Americans.
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Wiktionary
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cat - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Middle English cat, catte, from Old English catt (“male cat”), catte (“female cat”), from Proto-West Germanic *kattu, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz, generally thought to be from Late Latin cattus (“domestic cat”) (c. 350, Palladius), from Latin catta (c.
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Collins Dictionary
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How to pronounce CAT in English | Collins
Master the pronunciation of 'CAT' effortlessly with our comprehensive audio samples and instructional videos.
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EasyPronunciation
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Cat — Pronunciation: HD Slow Audio + Phonetic Transcription
How to pronounce 'cat' in English. Normal and slow speed HD audio recordings and phonetic transcription written with International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
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YouGlish
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Cat | 2979 pronunciations of Cat in British English
Self-record & review: Record yourself saying 'cat' in sentences. Listen back to identify areas for improvement. YouTube Pronunciation Guides: Search YouTube for how to pronounce 'cat' in English.
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WordReference
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Pronunciation: cot, caught, cat, cut | WordReference Forums
September 8, 2006 - I am from London (born and bred!) and each of those groups has very different sounds. Cot, dot, pot (are pronounced as they are spelt) Caught, taught, bought are pronounced (court, sort) tennis court. Cat, Bat, sat (as they are spelt) Cut,hut, tut, rut (sound as theu are spelt) Put is in a group of its own...It is pronounced like put and soot.
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Sounds American
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Vowel sound /æ/ as in "cat" | American English pronunciation
Learn how to pronounce the American vowel sound /æ/, with audio examples, in-depth instructions, practice exercises, and videos.
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Quora
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Why is the pronunciation of the letter “a” in -'cat' and 'call' different? - Quora
Answer (1 of 8): I’ll make it even more quirky! Take the first “a” in “California” (Cal, Calif., Caltrans, etc.)—they all use the “a” sound seen in “cat.” Therefore it is not an issue of the following consonant, which would not at first seem to relate to a linguistic process called assimilation,...
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Teanglann.ie
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Irish Pronunciation Database: cat
Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla Ó Dónaill, ... Dictionary de Bhaldraithe, 1959 Grammar Pronunciation · Start A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z · castriomadóir castriomaigh casú casúireacht casúirín casún casúr cat cat mara catach catacóm catagóir catagóireach ...
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Promova
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How to Pronounce cat in English | Promova
Discover over 100,000 words and easily learn English pronunciation online! Find how to pronounce a word and practice it in our free word pronouncer for English learners! ... (nou) feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats (nou) an informal term for a youth or man (nou) a spiteful woman gossip (nou) the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant (nou) a whip with nine knotted cords (nou) a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work (nou) any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild (nou) a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
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WordReference
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pronunciation of CAT | WordReference Forums
May 30, 2021 - CAT is pronounced 'cat' in the expression 'CAT scan', where it's unambiguous: it's a kind of scan. If it was just CAT on its own - in any of its meanings - it would be more unclear.
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YouTube
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How to Pronounce 🐈 CAT 🐈 #SHORTS Quick English #Halloween Pronunciation Mini Lesson #learnenglish - YouTube
Learn how to pronounce the word CAT with this #Shorts American English Pronunciation Lesson. Open your mouth wide to say the short AH sound so that you don'...
Published   October 28, 2021