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How to pronounce pure
Say it like this: /ˈpjʉː.ə/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does pure mean?
adjFree of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
“Such was the origin of a friendship as warm and pure as any that ancient or modern history records.”
Free of foreign material or pollutants.
“A guinea is pure gold if it has in it no alloy.”
Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
“Laye hondes sodenly on no man nether be part taker of wother mens synnes. Kepe thy silfe pure.”
advto a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.
“You’re pure busy.”
verbTo hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately.
“Tiger Woods pured his first drive straight down the middle of the fairway.”
To cleanse; to refine.
nounOne who, or that which, is pure.
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