how to pronounce thoroughly

/ˈθɝoʊliː/

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thoroughly is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… and time needed to thoroughly complete …”

meanings of thoroughly

adverb:

In a thorough or complete manner.

thoroughly frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word thoroughly occurs in english on average 24.3 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 thoroughly 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 thoroughly can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;