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How to pronounce random in English?

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Type Words
Derivation randomness


a random choice.
bombs fell at random.
random movements.

Examples of random

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When the show started, only friends, family and a few random strangers listened.
From the thenewstribune.com
The ceiling of another romantic room features a score of random antique mirrors.
From the timesunion.com
My roommates and I stumbled upon it by accident on a random weekday this summer.
From the sfgate.com
Throw in some oddly shaped root vegetables, but scatter at random before eating.
From the post-gazette.com
The groups are chosen at random, so you could be with any team-mate at any time.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
When many dots come together, however, their random blinking is less noticeable.
From the sciencedaily.com
There most certainly are random events, and evolution is in a large part random.
From the newscientist.com
This was not a random attack perpetrated at short notice for no rational reason.
From the economist.com
Throw in one random braking event and I'm sure it would become a logjam as well.
From the newscientist.com
More examples
  • Lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance; "a random choice"; "bombs fell at random"; "random movements"
  • (randomly) in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random"
  • Randomness has somewhat disparate meanings as used in several different fields. It also has common meanings which may have loose connections with some of those more definite meanings. ...
  • Random (02) is a remix album by Gary Numan, released in 1998 on Beggars Banquet records as a companion album to the Random covers album of the preceding year. It contains new remixes in techno and house music styles by several club DJ's and mixers and was also released as a four LP set. ...
  • Random is a 5-member Australian R&B group who, in 2005, won the Australian series of the X Factor in 2005.
  • The following is a list of the minor characters in the various versions of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams.
  • Random (Marshall Evan Stone III) is a fictional character and antihero created by writer Peter David for the Marvel Comics series X-Factor. He has made only a few appearances, but was able to be a thorn in the side of X-Factor and a sometimes reluctant ally of theirs. ...
  • "Random" is the first CD single from UK hip hop artist Lady Sovereign, following the release of her 12" vinyl single "Ch Ching (Cheque 1 2)" in 2004. It was her second and last single for Casual Records in 2005.
  • Speed, full speed; impetuosity, force. [14th-17th c.]; The full range of a bullet or other projectile; hence, the angle at which a weapon is tilted to allow the greatest range. [16th-19th c.]; An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence. [from 20th c. ...