how to pronounce circumstance
/ˈsɝkəmˌstæns/
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circumstance is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of circumstance in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… creating that circumstance I'm …”
meaning of circumstance
Circumstance means the events or conditions that surround a particular situation.
circumstance frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR
the word circumstance occurs in english on average 7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics circumstance 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 circumstance can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
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