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# How to pronounce "sleaves" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

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

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (2 Video Clips)

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

### Example 1
> "faculty and Stanford students in a project of reaching out across the was it the eucalyp sleaves as part of our own um teaching and learning and so we decided to kind of strike it out on our own and we went um"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 23:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uJCdJJEirM&t=1405s)

### Example 2
> "laboring away in his shirt sleaves bewildered and excited by the novelty of"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 81:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2Q-Jmj6ZYU&t=4874s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Synonyms**: [sley](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/sley)
- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [slaves](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/slaves), [slakes](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/slakes), [slates](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/slates), [slave](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/slave), [slaved](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/slaved), [slaver](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/slaver), [slavers](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/slavers), [slavess](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/slavess)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "sleaves" correctly?
"sleaves" is pronounced `/slɪːvɛs/`. Syllable breakdown: **slea·ves**.

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

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