How to pronounce contain

Here are 4 tips that should help you perfect your pronunciation of ‘contain‘: Break ‘contain‘ down into sounds: [KUHN] + [TAYN] – say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them. Record yourself saying ‘contain‘ in full sentences, then watch yourself and listen.

contain, hold, accommodate mean to have or be capable of having within. contain implies the actual presence of a specified substance or quantity within something.

Is it or is it not pronounced? A: The “l” in “almond” was silent until very recently. More recent standard dictionaries say we can now properly pronounce “almond” either with or without the “l” sound.