how to pronounce discard

/dɪsˈkɑːɹd/

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discard is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… those details so we can discard a lot of …”

meaning of discard

Discard means to throw away or get rid of something.

discard frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word discard occurs in english on average 4 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 discard 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 discard can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;