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# How to pronounce "run aground" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/rʌnægræʊnd/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **ru·na·ground**

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

Listen to native speakers pronounce "run aground" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "but stolen coal is only part of a much bigger problem spread across this province are a dozen coal-fired power plants they look like ships that have run aground we're now driving to one named tatuga a huge plant but today it's barely functioning brought to its knees by years of mismanagement looting and sabotage like this fire caught on camera at a nearby plant"
- **Watch at 6:50**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofwx-kyxHq4&t=410s)

### Example 2
> "to get this vessel halfway dislodged well we're looking at three factors here first the ship is extremely heavy second one is apparently the force with which the ever given has run aground was was quite strong and the third one it is a narrow canal so you don't have really much room to maneuver um that said overnight we know that several dredgers had told a vacuum vacuumed up 27 000 cubic meters of mud and sand as"
- **Watch at 0:52**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP-e4os617c&t=52s)

### Example 3
> "we approach the narrowest part of the river the famous lorelei rock at saint gawas housing boats used to run aground here in the strong currents the lorelei rises 132 meters above the water line these days you can enjoy a view of the now tamed river"
- **Watch at 2:13**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHlNRJcrk1w&t=133s)

### Example 4
> "Your fatherly love seems to run aground on complacency or vanity."
- **Watch at 33:37**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onr80iOoEXs&t=2017s)

### Example 5
> "There was this ship that had run aground."
- **Watch at 29:26**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWxwJAclNEc&t=1766s)

### Example 6
> "There's this ship that's run aground."
- **Watch at 29:38**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWxwJAclNEc&t=1778s)

### Example 7
> "gravel every year around two hundred million tons of goods are shipped down the Rhine when the river water level is low the captain has to watch his vessels weight to ensure it doesn't run aground the journey takes six days with their cars and living quarters also on board"
- **Watch at 1:08**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THbd_PrVmYw&t=68s)

### Example 8
> "Because you're the captain of the ship and you run aground."
- **Watch at 38:57**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tjOd7cBmZo&t=2337s)

### Example 9
> "to be. Look at it this way, other countries are not going to buy products made with fossil fuels in the future, they're going to put essentially a tax on it, a tariff and the longer we stay the fossil fuel course the more likely we are to run aground. There's a little nautical metaphor for you."
- **Watch at 4:19**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou8N3v9SFPE&t=259s)

### Example 10
> "a slight tinge of condescension toward people in the opposite discipline? Um, that you can run aground on. And um, lastly, uh, the exit strategies. Personal exit strategies and company exit strategies. Um, is one of you absolutely heart set"
- **Watch at 15:02**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POO47DohUIg&t=902s)


## How to Pronounce "run aground"

- **Syllables**: ru · na · ground
- **IPA**: `/rʌnægræʊnd/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[run](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/run), [aground](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/aground)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “run aground”?
“run aground” is pronounced /rʌnægræʊnd/ (ru · na · ground). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “run aground”?
“run aground” has 3 syllables: ru · na · ground.

### How can I hear “run aground” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “run aground” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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