How to pronounce main in English

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Main Pronunciation

Pronounce Main as M AH IY N.

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    Main 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 'main'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of main: /mæɪn/
    • Modern IPA representation of main: /mæɪn/

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    List of meaning for main

    the key part or most important part of something

    main, briny(noun)

    any very large body of (salt) water

    main(adj)

    a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage

    chief(a), main(a), primary(a), principal(a), master(a)(adj)

    most important element

    "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"

    independent, main(a)(adj)

    (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

    "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"

    main(a)(adj)

    of force; of the greatest possible intensity

    "by main strength"

    coming before all others in importance

    this is the main point of the study—everything else is secondary

    muscular strength

    all their might and main could not budge the stalled car

    one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division

    islanders periodically traveled back to the main for supplies

    the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts

    the main of the tree is still healthy

    Translation found for main

    main in sentence

    1. Stunt doubles are hired to perform dangerous actions in a movie that are too risky for the main actors.

    2. I can understand the main character of Green Eggs and Ham, since green meat would be extremely unappetizing.

    3. In the book, the main character is a pauper who goes to prison for stealing a loaf of bread.

    4. After reading only the first paragraph of the book, Carolyn refused to read anymore since the main character was a boy.

    5. 6. Since Bill is quite careless, we were worried he would either main or kill himself if he bought a motorcycle.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term main

    When you feel like you are contributing to your company and making an impact... that is one of the main reasons people love working at a company.

    Sarah Stoddard

    If there's no money to prepare the plantations now, we'll have to worry about disease at the start of the main crop and big losses.

    Labbe Zoungrana

    Considering the events of the past weekend, Stephanie felt it best, that for the continued success of Main Street Lexington, she should step aside.

    Elizabeth Outland Branner

    One of the main causes of acne is an accumulation of dead skin cells and oil—which has nothing to do with how hydrated you are.

    Amy Ross

    Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

    Bertrand Russell

    The plan is the answer we need to confront the main handicap of the European economy: the lack of investment.

    Pierre Moscovici

    The same drug has been used to treat Chagas for the past 40 years, the main issue is to try to develop a new drug that's not as toxic and doesn't produce so many adverse affects, such as skin rashes and nausea. The current drug is very tough on the patient.

    Martin Cazenave

    Their main aim is to get the domestic coal industry on surer footing in the first instance, but if they manage to go some way towards doing that and exports are viable following currency devaluation, then it (exports) certainly looks much more likely than it did a week ago.

    Stefan Ljubisavljevic

    We are confronting three main factors that can underlie depression: an internal clock that runs slower than 24 hours, late evening light exposure that adds physiological time and further slows the process, and a dark bedroom that disallows the morning light signal essential for achieving synchrony with local solar time.

    Michael Terman

    We're losing around $40 billion a year because of geopolitical sanctions, and about $90 billion to $100 billion from oil prices falling by 30 percent, the main issue that affects the budget and economy and financial system, this is the price of oil and the fall in monetary flows from the sale of energy resources.

    Anton Siluanov

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