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How to pronounce heaven
Say it like this: /ˈhɛvən/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does heaven mean?
nounThe sky, specifically:
“Above is Heaven, Below are Suzhou and Hangzhou”
The near sky in which weather, flying animals, etc. appear; (obsolete) the atmosphere; the climate.
“Fellow-believers...fed the birds of heaven with the carcases of pious and reverend Church-men.”
A model displaying the movement of the celestial bodies, an orrery.
“Euery man cannot, with Archimedes, make a heauen of brasse.”
verbTo transport to the abode of God, the gods, or the blessed.
“He heauens himselfe on earth, & for a litle pelfe cousens himselfe of blisse.”
To beatify, enchant, or please greatly.
To beautify, to make into a paradise.
adjBeing heavenly.
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