how to pronounce pit

/ˈpɪt/

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pit is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… and barbecue pit masters they lend …”

meaning of pit

A pit is a hole in the ground.

pit frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word pit occurs in english on average 14.8 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 pit 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 pit can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;