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How to pronounce text
Say it like this: /ˈtɛkst/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does text mean?
nounA writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
A book, tome or other set of writings.
Anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, etc.
verbTo send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones.
“Just text me when you get here.”
To send and receive text messages.
“Have you been texting all afternoon?”
To write in large characters, as in text hand.
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