how to pronounce slide

/ˈslaɪd/

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slide is pronounced in one syllable

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video examples of slide pronunciation

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

“… ride the slide anyone ever tell you that …”

meaning of slide

Slide means to move smoothly or gently along a surface.

slide frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word slide occurs in english on average 19.7 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 slide 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 slide can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) education, science, and technology;