How to pronounce craft

Say it like this: /ˈkɹäːft/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/ˈkɹäːft/

What does craft mean?

nounStrength; power; might; force .

“By the craft of nature.”

Ability, skillfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity .

Cunning, art, skill, or dexterity applied to bad purposes; artifice; guile; subtlety; shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception .

“We have not the strength with which to fight this man; we must dissimulate, and win, if win we can, by craft.”

verbTo make by hand and with much skill.

To construct, develop something (like a skilled craftsman).

“state crafting; the process of crafting global policing”

To combine multiple items to form a new item, such as armour or medicine.

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