how to pronounce gym

/ˈdʒɪm/

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gym is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… the first week of school gym class was …”

meanings of gym

noun:

Physical education class.
A sports facility specialized for lifting weights and exercise.
Clipping of gymnastics. (often as sense 4).
Clipping of gymnasium.

verb:

To go to the gym.

gym frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word gym occurs in english on average 29.1 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 gym 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 gym can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;

2) leisure and entertainment;