Cómo Pronunciar "to all intents and purposes"

expression

tu or tuh or tii AWL in-TENTS and or and PUR-puh-siz

too AWL int-TENTS and PUR-puh-siz

Definición

This phrase means 'in every important way' or 'basically', used when something is true for all practical purposes even if not technically or officially.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈɔɫ/ /ˌɪnˈtɛnts/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈpɝpəsəz/, /ˈpɝpəsɪz

Inglés Británico

tˈuː/ /ˈɔːl/ /ɪntˈɛnts/ /ˈænd/ /pˈɜːpəsɪz

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

tu or tuh or tii AWL in-TENTS and or and PUR-puh-siz

too AWL int-TENTS and PUR-puh-siz

Escucha en Contexto

To all intents and purposes, the project is finished.

He is, to all intents and purposes, the manager here.

To all intents and purposes, this rule applies to everyone.

That shop is, to all intents and purposes, closed for good.