How to pronounce figurative
American English pronunciation
FIG-er-uh-tiv
- IPA
- /ˈfɪɡɚətɪv/
- Syllables
- FIG · er · uh · tiv (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What figurative means
Using words in an imaginative way, not their plain meaning
In a sentence: When Dad says it's raining cats and dogs, he's being figurative.
Where it comes from: From a French word built on figure, as in a figure of speech.
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