how to pronounce foremost

/ˈfɔːɹˌmoʊst/

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foremost is pronounced in two syllables

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fɔːɹmoʊst

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

“… yes well first and fore foremost this is …”

meanings of foremost

adjective:

  1. Of a higher rank or position; paramount.
  2. Closest to the bow.
  3. Most forward; front.
  4. First, either in time or in space.

adverb:

  1. Prominently forward.
  2. In front.
  3. Especially; particularly.

name:

  1. A village in Alberta, Canada.

foremost frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word foremost occurs in english on average 7.2 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 foremost 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 foremost can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;

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