how to pronounce float

/fləʊt/

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float is pronounced in two syllables

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fləʊt

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

“… flippers so they float and he knows …”

meaning of float

Float means to move or rise buoyantly through the air.

float frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word float occurs in english on average 9.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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

1) transport and travel;

words with pronunciation similar to float

floeflowbloatgloatfloutfurloughlodestoatfallowload

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