how to pronounce reasonable

/ˈɹiːzənəbəl/

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reasonable is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… I'm the one who's reasonable in the …”

meanings of reasonable

adjective:

Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
Not expensive; fairly priced.
Having the faculty of reason; rational, reasoning.
Satisfactory.
Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.

reasonable frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word reasonable occurs in english on average 28.2 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 reasonable 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 reasonable can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;