how to pronounce tie

/ˈtaɪ/

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tie is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… at the end of a word tie it by or is …”

meaning of tie

A tie is a piece of clothing that is worn around the neck and over the shoulders.

tie frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word tie occurs in english on average 26.6 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 tie 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 tie can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) leisure and entertainment;