how to pronounce retreat

/ɹiːtˈɹiːt/

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retreat is pronounced in two syllables

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iː

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iː

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video examples of retreat pronunciation

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

“… if i retreat how can i be an example …”

meaning of retreat

Retreat means to move back or away from a place or position.

retreat frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word retreat 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 retreat 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 retreat can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;