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Polite Pronunciation

Pronounce Polite as P OW L IY T EH.

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

    • Traditional IPA representation of polite: /poʊlɪtɛ/
    • Modern IPA representation of polite: /pɒlɪtɛ/

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    List of meaning for polite

    behavior that is respectful of other people

    polite(adj)

    showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.

    civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite(adj)

    marked by refinement in taste and manners

    "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"

    civil, polite(adj)

    not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others

    "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham

    showing consideration, courtesy, and good manners

    it's only polite to hold the door for the person behind you

    following the established traditions of refined society and good taste

    such matters are never mentioned in polite conversation

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    polite in sentence

    1. If you want people to like you, you should probably be polite to them.

    2. Most teachers in school expect you to be polite to both them and the other students.

    3. Although the two presidents were not on friendly terms, they still managed to have polite discourse during the media event.

    4. Being polite includes being a good listener and not interrupting people.

    5. Having been taught both modesty and good manners, the polite princess was never one to draw attention to herself or behave in an unladylike way.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term polite

    I do worry that we're being friendly, polite Canadians and not asking too many questions, there are a lot of people making a lot of money right now.

    – David Eby

    Love is the extra effort we make in our dealings with those whom we do not like and once you understand that, you understand all. This idea that love overtakes you is nonsense. This is but a polite manifestation of sex. To love another you have to undertake some fragment of their destiny.

    – Pierre Corneille

    The polite thing to do is to be sensitive to different needs and financial circumstances.

    – Deanna Geddes

    You're going to see me not being quite so polite as to never say anything unless somebody asks me something.

    – Ben Carson

    It sounds like it was an effort to be polite to their hosts. I suppose that's well and good. But I hope they understand the message it likely sends.

    – Rear Admiral John Kirby

    Man is the only animal that learns by being hypocritical. He pretends to be polite and then, eventually, he _becomes_ polite.

    – Jean Kerr

    Racism, we are not cured of it. And it's not just a matter of it not being polite to say nigger in public, that's not the measure of whether racism still exists or not. It's not just a matter of overt discrimination. Societies don't, overnight, completely erase everything that happened 200 to 300 years prior.

    – Barack Obama

    He is well-mannered, polite and exceptionally smart.

    – Finn Lanning

    You know, sometimes, when they say you're ahead of your time, it's just a polite way of saying you have a real bad sense of timing.

    – George Stanley McGovern

    When journalists come here I want to talk about the good things, but they're not interested. They are interested in gangs, conflict and ghettos. It saddens me, only a few people create chaos, the rest of the inhabitants are good, polite family people. Unfortunately, a few people have ruined things for us.

    – Salim El-Chahabi

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