how to pronounce main

/ˈmɛɪn/

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main is pronounced in one syllable

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video examples of main pronunciation

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

“… as homes are the main asset of a large …”

meaning of main

Main means the most important part of something.

main frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word main occurs in english on average 142 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics main 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 main can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) people, society, and culture;