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# How to pronounce "laves" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/leɪvz/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **la·ves**
- **Parts of Speech**: verb
- **VERB**: third-person singular simple present indicative of lave

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (7 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "laves" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "We've got this magnesium 2 nickel phase, which is a line compound, and this magnesium nickel 2 phase, which is also known as a Laves compound. Laves is a structure type. And this line compound down here, it actually broadens."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 8:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8Ek-YHBcn8&t=508s)

### Example 2
> "These Laves phases are of interest for people that study magnetism because they have these triangular sheets which are interesting for spin"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 9:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8Ek-YHBcn8&t=576s)

### Example 3
> "With Nectar pure his oozy locks he laves, And hears the unexpressive nuptial Song, In the blest"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 44:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjzSBRB7RCs&t=2670s)

### Example 4
> "It will be a nectar pure with which he laves his oozy locks."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 45:18](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjzSBRB7RCs&t=2718s)

### Example 5
> "So at high temperature, this Laves phase develops some width."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 8:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8Ek-YHBcn8&t=521s)

### Example 6
> "So I grabbed some images here of the magnesium 2 nickel and this magnesium nickel 2 Laves phase."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 9:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8Ek-YHBcn8&t=568s)

### Example 7
> "We've got this magnesium 2 nickel phase, which is a line compound, and this magnesium nickel 2 phase, which is also known as a Laves compound."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 8:18](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8Ek-YHBcn8&t=498s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Synonyms**: [lav mic](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/lav-mic), [lav mike](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/lav-mike)
- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [labes](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/labes), [laces](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/laces), [label](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/label), [labels](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/labels), [labeo](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/labeo), [labis](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/labis), [lace](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/lace), [laced](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/laced)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "laves" correctly?
"laves" is pronounced `/leɪvz/`. Syllable breakdown: **la·ves**.

### What does "laves" mean in context?
third-person singular simple present indicative of lave

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