how to pronounce powerful

/ˈpaʊɚfəl/

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powerful is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… up and get a powerful brand name product …”

meanings of powerful

adjective:

Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.
Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.

adverb:

Synonym of very.

powerful frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word powerful occurs in english on average 68.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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

1) business and work;