How to pronounce heat
American English pronunciation
HEET
- IPA
- /ˈhit/
- Syllables
- HEET (1 syllable)
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What heat means
Most people know heat in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
An early race that decides who goes on to the final
In a sentence: Maya won her heat at the swim meet and moved on to the final race.
Where it comes from: It is the same word as the heat that means warmth, which comes from the Old English hǣtu.
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