how to pronounce underground
/ˈʌndɚɡˌɹaʊnd/
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the above transcription of underground is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.
underground is pronounced in three syllables
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video examples of underground pronunciation
An example use of underground in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… plant foundry underground books there's …”
meaning of underground
Underground means below the surface of the ground.
underground frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR
the word underground occurs in english on average 18.3 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 underground 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 underground can be often used in the following areas:
1) transport and travel;
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