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# How to pronounce "keeps back" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/kɪːpsbæk/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **keep·sback**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "keeps back" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "What is it that keeps back capable and driven people from breaking through the next level?"
- **Watch at 2:39**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQKrt1-IDaE&t=159s)

### Example 2
> "As Hino Bchett knows, the chemical delay fuses on the bombs are the main source of danger. It's impossible to predict if and when the fuses will go off. That's because the celluloid disc that keeps back the cocked firing pin on the fuse starts to decay with age. Celluloid is chemically unstable. So, at some point, the last bit of the disc that's holding back the firing pin will crumble and then the bomb explodes."
- **Watch at 3:02**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrIDT26BAt0&t=182s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "someone overturneth it the jar its water all gives forth and nothing for itself keeps back so when a suppliant thou dost see of"
- **Watch at 22:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oESqfqqwiCM&t=1320s)


## How to Pronounce "keeps back"

- **Syllables**: keep · sback
- **IPA**: `/kɪːpsbæk/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[keeps](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/keeps), [back](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/back)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “keeps back”?
“keeps back” is pronounced /kɪːpsbæk/ (keep · sback). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “keeps back”?
“keeps back” has 2 syllables: keep · sback.

### How can I hear “keeps back” used in real sentences?
This page has 3 real-world video examples of “keeps back” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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