how to pronounce highway

/ˈhaɪˌwɛɪ/

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the above transcription of highway is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

highway is pronounced in two syllables

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example pitch curve for pronunciation of highway

haɪwɛɪ

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

“… way or the highway conform or die this …”

meaning of highway

Highway is a road or path that is used for transportation.

highway frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word highway occurs in english on average 17.4 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 highway 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 highway can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;

words that rhyme with highway

bywayskywayflywaysuperhighway

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