how to pronounce firmly

/ˈfɝmliː/

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firmly is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… towels and use them to firmly pat the …”

meanings of firmly

adverb:

Securely.
In a firm or definite or strong manner.

firmly frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word firmly occurs in english on average 17.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;