Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: privileged
IPA transcription: [pɹ'ɪvɪlɪdʒd]
Pronunciations of privileged
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: privileged
    Meaning: blessed with privileges; "the privileged few"
Usage examples
  • May I be privileged to hear it?
  • I shall consider myself privileged
  • I planned and worked for a time when I would be privileged to speak.'
  • He went in an official capacity, it is true, but he was privileged to study the secrets of our defense with alarming freedom.
  • The Thames swans are as well known as the river itself. They are very privileged birds and directly under the protection of the government itself.
  • In taking him under his care, therefore, the old man had probably an eye to a privileged corner in the tap-room and an occasional cup of cheerful ale free of expense.
  • Looked upon by the officers as a sort of privileged character, he had the entree at all times, and could go in without countersign, or any of the other formalities usually demanded from a stranger.
  • The large-hearted, delicate-souled woman felt nothing strange in the presence of the workingman, but, on the contrary, was comfortably aware of a being like her own, less privileged but more gifted, whose nearness was strength.
  • Sunlit, yet never parched with torrid heat, everywhere their verdure charmed the delighted eye, and all things conspired to make the shades of the good and wise, who were privileged to dwell in these Elysian Fields, delightfully happy.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George Lansbury, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Eureka Rebellion, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Oriel College, Oxford, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Winston Churchill, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Fermi paradox, License CC BY-SA 4.0