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# How to pronounce "got after" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/gɒtæftɛr/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **go·taf·ter**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "got after" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "then watching me get blown up that's the same vision I had every night you got after David came back from Afghanistan he was diagnosed with PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder his life fell apart my ex wife thought our divorce happened purely because like my anger"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 2:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vjzmtqYzYk&t=166s)

### Example 2
> "got after them, but it was interesting the different ways the industry is using to sell food. Okay, let's talk about public health."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 7:51](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7GBSLWlCZ0&t=471s)

### Example 3
> "weren't trained to how do you handle anyone coming in and outside the store so it could be misinterpreted and it was so we admitted our faults but we got around this issue we knew we needed to train on anti-bias training there are some biases that were likely involved in this and we got after it and we continue to get after it daily with training and development and leadership at the right time right person in the right role"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 28:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z7bgj37ibA&t=1724s)

### Example 4
> "which is not and so basically what we had is that the refugee crisis came on top on a very social strain which was which was already there so the wave that we got after 2015 when Germany had this welcoming refugees policy could only boost up to such a degree because basically the social fracture was already in the country before so the two are linked um and yes the question is how do we get out of this is the National Security discourse in any way"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 15:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crsUMKJCmRI&t=941s)

### Example 5
> "don't get a proper education so i got a lot of pressure to study so i went to university i was not so bad in hard science so i got after two years you get an exam in france in the university and i passed that and i had to join the army for one year at that time it was uh obligatory and then i uh i had the balls to"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 17:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCyGZVDI9Gw&t=1079s)

### Example 6
> "had got after me when I had tried to change a suver in a baker's shop the woman had cried on the police and a little later when I was washing my face"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 144:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-i92aqoJdY&t=8682s)

### Example 7
> "He got after that one? Yeah."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 11:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQJev5nUvdE&t=706s)

### Example 8
> "uh uh shows I got after latin's Anonymous I had done a show and I was doing quite well latin's"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 6:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE7n1CDYOag&t=367s)

### Example 9
> "And by the end of the period that I was here in New York for only three. Three months I got after offered a position here, I built my own brand. I was not scared anymore to be very powerful in my messages."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 20:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDFI3h3JkGI&t=1259s)

### Example 10
> "First, I got my first CEO position through GSB network, and definitely, it is one of the greatest opportunities that alumnis have got after graduation. And obviously, it is due to the fact that we all share the same experience, but the idea that actually, literally, within one day,"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 13:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9moveMC3hsA&t=785s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

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

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "got after" correctly?
"got after" is pronounced `/gɒtæftɛr/`. Syllable breakdown: **go·taf·ter**.

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

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