how to pronounce elevator

/ˈɛləˌvɛɪtɚ/

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elevator is pronounced in four syllables

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video examples of elevator pronunciation

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

“… the elevator down here so anyways we've …”

meaning of elevator

An elevator is a device that moves people or goods vertically in a building or other structure.

elevator frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word elevator occurs in english on average 7.1 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 elevator 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 elevator can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;