how to pronounce highlight

/ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/

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highlight is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… chunk of history to highlight well from …”

meaning of highlight

Highlight means to draw attention to something.

highlight frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word highlight occurs in english on average 21.6 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 highlight 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 highlight can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) leisure and entertainment;