how to pronounce slight

/ˈslaɪt/

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slight is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… very slight point on the paper in any …”

meaning of slight

Slight means not very big or not very noticeable.

slight frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word slight occurs in english on average 26.7 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 slight 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 slight can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;