how to pronounce chest

/tʃɛst/

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chest is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of chest in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… really really confident chest out great …”

meaning of chest

Chest is a part of the body that is used for breathing and contains the heart and lungs.

chest frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word chest occurs in english on average 38 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.