how to pronounce grate

/ˈɡɹɛɪt/

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grate is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… honey so we put a grate on top and the …”

meaning of grate

Grate is a type of surface that is used to collect food scraps.

grate frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word grate occurs in english on average 2.5 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 grate 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 grate can be often used in the following areas:

1) food and health;