how to pronounce upbeat

/ˈʌpˌbiːt/

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upbeat is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… I'm an upbeat guy but but this is dark …”

meanings of upbeat

adjective:

Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.
Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat.

noun:

An unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase.

upbeat frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word upbeat occurs in english on average 4.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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

1) leisure and entertainment;