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# How to pronounce "yewtree" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ɪɛwtrɪː/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **yew·tree**

## Meaning & Usage

### VERB
- To investigate historic sexual offences as part of Operation Yewtree, or otherwise reveal or allege someone (especially a celebrity active in the 1970s and 1980s) to be a paedophile or abuser.
  - *Example*: "Having been born in the late 80s, I remember Saturday night TV through a child’s eyes. Unfortunately, most of the people who were on it have now either died, been Yewtreed, or gone nuts."

### ADJECTIVE
- A paedophile, specifically one revealed by Operation Yewtree or a similar investigation.

### Example Sentences
- "Having been born in the late 80s, I remember Saturday night TV through a child’s eyes. Unfortunately, most of the people who were on it have now either died, been Yewtreed, or gone nuts."

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "yewtree"

- **Syllables**: yew · tree
- **IPA**: `/ɪɛwtrɪː/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[yewtrees](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/yewtrees), [yewtreed](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/yewtreed)


## Related Pronunciations

[yewtreed](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/yewtreed), [yewtrees](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/yewtrees), [yestreen](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/yestreen), [yew](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/yew), [yewberry](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/yewberry), [yewei](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/yewei), [yewen](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/yewen), [yewlike](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/yewlike)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “yewtree”?
“yewtree” is pronounced /ɪɛwtrɪː/ (yew · tree). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “yewtree”?
“yewtree” has 2 syllables: yew · tree.

### What does “yewtree” mean?
To investigate historic sexual offences as part of Operation Yewtree, or otherwise reveal or allege someone (especially a celebrity active in the 1970s and 1980s) to be a paedophile or abuser.


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