how to pronounce alarm

/əˈlɑːɹm/

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alarm is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of alarm in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… really works if your alarm clock is …”

meaning of alarm

Alarm is a device that is used to alert people to danger.

alarm frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word alarm occurs in english on average 15.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics alarm can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that alarm can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;