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the above transcription of food 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.
the word food occurs in english on average 118.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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An example use of food in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… there are emoji for food um you know …”
Food is any substance that people eat or drink to provide nourishment and energy.