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How to pronounce apple
Say it like this: /ˈæpəl/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does apple mean?
nounA common, firm, round fruit produced by a tree of the genus Malus.
Often with a qualifying word: any fruit or vegetable, or any other thing (such as a cone or gall) produced by a plant, especially if from a tree and similar to the fruit of Malus domestica (noun sense
“custard apple rose apple thorn apple”
Something which resembles the fruit of Malus domestica (noun sense 1.1) in shape (such as a ball, breast, or globe) or colour.
“A peasant blouse that showed the tops of those lovely little apples.”
verbTo make (something) appear like an apple (noun sense 1.1).
“A large smile appled his full cheeks as the four sprytes eagerly served themselves from the seeds and thinly sliced fruits.”
To become like an apple.
“She smiled, and her cheeks appled up and her teeth were big and flat and her mouth was wide and spacious like an open invitation.”
To collect fir-cones.
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