Pronunciation
How to pronounce “bank”
“bank” is pronounced /bæŋk/ — 1 syllable.
The sound
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bank
/bæŋk/
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'bank' is one beat: /bæŋk/. Watch the /æ/ sound — Drop the jaw and spread the lips a bit — the flat 'a' in cat.Meaning
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
“they pulled the canoe up on the bank”
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