How to Pronounce "nature abhors a vacuum"
expression
NAY-chur ub-HORZ uh VAK-yoom
NAY-chuh ub-HAWZ uh VAK-yoom
Definition
This expression means that empty spaces are naturally filled — if there is a gap or absence, something will always move in to take its place. It often describes situations where a lack or pause doesn't last long.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈneɪtʃɝ/ /əbˈhɔɹz/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈvækjum
British English
nˈeɪtʃɐ/ /ɐbhˈɔːz/ /æɪ/ /vˈækjuːm
Simplified Pronunciation
US
NAY-chur ub-HORZ uh VAK-yoom
UK
NAY-chuh ub-HAWZ uh VAK-yoom
Listen in Context
Nature abhors a vacuum: when one employee leaves, someone else soon takes the job.
In business, nature abhors a vacuum—if you don’t lead, someone else will.
Nature abhors a vacuum explains why weeds grow where nothing else is planted.
After she broke up with Tom, her friends kept calling—nature abhors a vacuum!