how to pronounce container

/kənˈtɛɪnɚ/

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container is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… is the shaping container shortage that …”

meaning of container

A container is a thing that holds other things.

container frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word container occurs in english on average 18.1 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 container 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 container can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) transport and travel;