how to pronounce regress

/ˈɹiːɡɹɛs/

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regress is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… the path you can regress and be back in …”

meanings of regress

noun:

The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.
The power or liberty of passing back.
In property law, the right of a person (such as a lessee) to return to a property.

verb:

To move from east to west.
To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.
To perform a regression on an explanatory variable.

regress frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word regress occurs in english on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics regress can be related to

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