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.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. More at Wordnik

This link to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary has a nice audio example. In IPA notation, it is pronounced:

/kæt/

I believe the word man is subject to a "weak form" depending on its placement in the sentence. From this link on the OALD website:

Weak forms and strong forms

Certain very common words, for example at, and, for, can, have two pronunciations. We give the usual (weak) pronunciation first. The second pronunciation (strong) must be used if the word is stressed, and also generally when the word is at the end of a sentence. For example:

  • Can /kən/ you help?
  • I’ll help if I can /kæn/.
Answer from Trish Rempel on Stack Exchange
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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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Cambridge Dictionary
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CAT | Pronunciation in English
CAT pronunciation. How to say CAT. Listen to the audio pronunciation in English. Learn more.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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How to Pronounce cat - (Audio) | Britannica Dictionary
Meta description: Hear the pronunciation of cat in American English, spoken by real native speakers. From North America's leading language experts, Britannica Dictionary
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YouTube
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How to Pronounce 🐈 CAT 🐈 #SHORTS Quick English #Halloween Pronunciation Mini Lesson - 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
Views   33K
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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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Forvo
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How to pronounce cat in English - Definition and synonyms of cat in English
cat pronunciation in Spanish [es] Accent: Latin American · cat pronunciation · Pronunciation by urso170 (Male from Antarctica) Male from Antarctica · Pronunciation by urso170 · 0 votes Good Bad · Add to favorites · Download MP3 · Report · Translation ·
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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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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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How to Pronounce
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Cat Pronunciation
July 30, 2021 - How to say cat in English? Pronunciation of cat with 59 audio pronunciations, 62 synonyms, 16 meanings, 1 antonym, 15 translations, 38 sentences and more for cat.
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YouTube
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How to pronounce cat? US English UK English IPA Audio Waveform 👩👨 How to say cat correctly? - YouTube
UK / kæt /US / kæt /Learn how to pronounce cat correctly in both US and UK English with this short and simple video. You will hear both male and female voice...
Published   May 30, 2023
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Collins Dictionary
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How to pronounce CAT in English | Collins
British English pronunciation · ! It seems that your browser is blocking this video content. To access it, add this site to the exceptions or modify your security settings, then refresh this page. American English: kæt British English: kæt · Word formsplural cats ·
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Google Groups
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Pronunciation of "cat"
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (Bob Cunningham) writes: > > I've been trying to become more aware of where my tongue is for > certain vowel pronunciations, and my efforts may have been rewarded by > an interesting discovery: The phoneme /&/ that I've been using for the > "a" in "cat" doesn't appear to fit my pronunciation.
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Wiktionary
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cat - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Clipping of Catalan català or English Catalan. ... (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) enPR: kăt, IPA(key): /kæt/, [kʰæt], [kʰæʔ]
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TikTok
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I have said the word “cat” way too much in the last hour 😆 #linguistics #pronunciation #phonetics #words #language #cat | TikTok
61.5K Likes, 2398 Comments. TikTok video from Abraham Piper (@abrahampiper): “I have said the word “cat” way too much in the last hour 😆 #linguistics #pronunciation #phonetics #words #language #cat”. “Cat” doesn’t usually have a T soundoriginal sound - Abraham Piper.