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Figuratively Pronunciation

Pronounce Figuratively as F IY G UW R AH T IY V EH L Y.

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    Figuratively phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'figuratively'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of figuratively: /fɪɡurætɪvɛlj/
    • Modern IPA representation of figuratively: /fɪɡʊrætɪvɛlʌ/

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    List of meaning for figuratively

    not literally

    figuratively(adverb)

    in a figurative sense

    "figuratively speaking,..."

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    figuratively in sentence

    1. The kidnapper succeeded in keeping Billy in the dark, both figuratively and literally.

    2. Our professor gets annoyed when we employ metaphoric forms of speech, which are figuratively rather than literally spoken.

    3. Jim told the judge that when he spoke of chopping off Scott’s head, he meant it figuratively and not physically.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term figuratively

    To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their talents. What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared or unqualified for that which could have been their finest hour.

    – Sir Winston Churchill

    There is palpably renewed energy in our relationship, I mean that figuratively and literally, ... We think that by cooperating with each other we can take it out more easily, we can market it better, to the betterment of both our societies.

    – Benjamin Netanyahu

    Beyond the formative effects of reading on the individuals composing society, the fact that they have read the same books gives them experiences and ideas in common. These constitute a kind of shorthand of ideas which helps make communication quicker and more efficient. That is what we mean when we say figuratively of another person, We speak the same language.

    – Charles Scribner, Jr.

    They buy the bonds by printing money or figuratively dropping it from helicopters – expanding their balance sheets in the process, they then remit any net interest from their trillions of dollars or yen bond purchases right back to their Treasuries. The money in essence is free of expense and free of repayment as long as the process continues uninterrupted.

    – Bill Gross

    This is the ugly truth of America. It was there like literally and figuratively in black and white. We saw it. We see it daily, it shows what kind of America we live in now and what kind of America it will be with Trump at the helm.

    – Mercutio Southall

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