How to pronounce house and use it in English

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We are building a video-based pronunciation dictionary and usage API to help you learn how to pronounce and use house, along with tens of thousands of other English words and phrases.

Typical dictionaries provide you with audio snippets and usage examples like below:

I waited until the whole house was asleep
she felt she had to get out of the house
the house gets a percentage of every bet

Our service extends existing talking dictionaries by adding visual and situational context.

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While curating videos for house, we'll be considering things like variations in pronunciations based on local accents. We'll even illustrate the use of house in idioms like below:

get along like a house on fire
house divided against itself cannot stand

house is a heteronym

House has multiple definitions within WordNet:

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
contain or cover
an official assembly having legislative powers
provide housing for

House also has multiple parts of speech. How you pronounce house might vary based on the definition since it is likely a heteronym.

There are hundreds of such words that are spelled the same but have different meanings when pronounced differently in the English. We see videos being quite helpful for heteronyms as they can help add context in learning when to use one pronunciation over another.

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