how to pronounce betoken

/bɪˈtəʊ.kən/

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betoken is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of betoken

verb:

To foreshow by present signs; indicate something future by that which is seen or known.
To signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.

betoken frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word betoken occurs in english on average 0.2 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 betoken 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 betoken can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;