how to pronounce entirely

/ɪnˈtaɪɚliː/

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entirely is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… um it's still not entirely clear so it's …”

meanings of entirely

adverb:

To the exclusion of others.
To the full or entire extent.

entirely frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word entirely occurs in english on average 59.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;