how to pronounce dim

/ˈdɪm/

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dim is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… is so if you dim a light and there …”

meaning of dim

Dim means to make something less bright or less visible.

dim frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word dim occurs in english on average 6.3 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 dim 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 dim can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) life, nature, and living environment;