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# How to pronounce "given against" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/dʒɪvɛnɪdʒɪnst/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **gi·ve·na·gainst**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (4 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "given against" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "helpless I was and just stepped in just a wonderful man and I really think I wouldn't be alive today if it wasn't for evidence given against me was so faryal that that I really wanted to laugh but what were you accused of doing that what"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 34:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUhCs6lvcm8&t=2057s)

### Example 2
> "9 out of 10 of the largest penalties that have been given have been those that have been given against foreign corporate,"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 18:47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEk8p2CyXOU&t=1127s)

### Example 3
> "protested his innocence in the strongest terms evidence of a previous conviction for robbery having been given against the prisoner the magistrate refused to"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 350:02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX4_8ycSnJs&t=21002s)

### Example 4
> "She's strong-willed, she's determined, she's tenacious. We've always said, "This is not going to define her." >> They fight so hard every day to just keep going and keep going. >> They're so much more than them letters and numbers that were given against their name in court. This isn't her life. And it won't be her life."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 13:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTzazI31_3Q&t=818s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [given](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/given), [against](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/against)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "given against" correctly?
"given against" is pronounced `/dʒɪvɛnɪdʒɪnst/`. Syllable breakdown: **gi·ve·na·gainst**.

### What does "given against" mean in context?
Refer to real speech examples in the video clips above to observe how native speakers use "given against" in daily English.

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