how to pronounce courteous

/ˈkɝtiːəs/

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courteous is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… and like be courteous to it i …”

meanings of courteous

adjective:

Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.

courteous frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word courteous occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;