how to pronounce strain

/ˈstɹɛɪn/

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strain is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… result from financial strain and from …”

meaning of strain

To strain means to make something difficult or painful.

strain frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word strain occurs in english on average 11.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics strain 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 strain can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) people, society, and culture;