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# How to pronounce "trew" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/trɛw/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **trew**

## Meaning & Usage

### ADJECTIVE
- Obsolete form of true.

### Example Sentences
- "And this Simon Trewin, who is my agent now, hadn't grasped, obviously, the most important bit, which was the writing."
- "Little old me, Bel Trew, responsible for every major media outlet on the planet."

### Common Phrases
- trew responsible
- bel trew

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (4 Video Clips)

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

### Example 1
> "I'm also the chair of Irish PEN, and I do lots of different things. And this Simon Trewin, who is my agent now, hadn't grasped, obviously, the most important bit, which was the writing. So he said to me, what are you working on?"
- **Watch at 12:22**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91Ywcj2P5Hc&t=742s)

### Example 2
> "I know that I'm frequently accused of being it, like it's a cartoon villain, which, I guess is kind of flattering, right? Little old me, Bel Trew, responsible for every major media outlet on the planet. But although I'd like to defend my compromised profession, there might be a tiny nugget of truth in it."
- **Watch at 3:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDZO45zPW9I&t=180s)

### Example 3
> "African-American poetry not even only these days I mean if you look at the work I'm going to pick some people totally off the top of my head you Tracy K Smith Marilyn Nelson Nikki finny and Natasha treway let's say um those are four or African-American uh women poets and their work you would simply never"
- **Watch at 0:19**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT-8RGRWZ4M&t=19s)

### Example 4
> "our have to do that sold this is is treway situation more because"
- **Watch at 42:23**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGo2lrvLJgY&t=2543s)


## How to Pronounce "trew"

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

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[trews](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/trews)

### Related Terms
[untrew](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/untrew)


## Related Pronunciations

[tra](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tra), [trab](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/trab), [trad](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/trad), [traf](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/traf)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “trew”?
“trew” is pronounced /trɛw/ (trew). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### What does “trew” mean?
Obsolete form of true.

### How can I hear “trew” used in real sentences?
This page has 4 real-world video examples of “trew” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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