How to pronounce“counteract”in English
verbmaintaining hormone levels male hormone levels but also really why i do it is i want to be able to
counteract the effects of sitting for most of the day yeah and as you get older you lose muscle mass it's a percent or so a year
and i don't want to be frail when i'm older and fall over and break my hip which is which happens every 20 seconds in this country
All Video Occurrences for “counteract” (50)Verb clips
Click any clip to jumpListen to native speakers pronounce “counteract” as a verb in real conversational contexts with synchronized timestamps and subtitles.
Definitions of “counteract”
An action performed in opposition to another action.
“This flesh and blood of Christ's human body, as the redeeming substance, should have been eaten by man as an act of obedience to the command, 'Take, eat,' &c., as a counteract to the act of disobedience, and as a work meet for repentance.”
To have a contrary or opposing effect or force on someone or something.
“Another tide is raised at the same time on the opposite side of the revolving earth; which is owing to the greater centrifugal motion of that side of the earth, which counteracts the gravitation of bodies near its surface.”
To deliberately act in opposition to, to thwart or frustrate.
“It took a long time for the place to warm up and to counteract the cold and enable their fingers to cope with the delicate task of moulding, the men would often surround themselves with blocks of iron heated in the furnace.”
Explore Similar Words
Looking for pronunciations related to ‘counteract’? Explore native video clips for similar terms and variations:
Synonyms:
Explore words and phrases with similar meaning to 'counteract':