how to pronounce box

/ˈbɑːks/

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box is pronounced in one syllable

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ɑː

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

“… him with the doggy's box with a …”

meaning of box

A box is a container with a flat top and one or more sides that are usually made of cardboard, paper, or wood.

box frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word box occurs in english on average 134.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics box 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 box can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) leisure and entertainment;