how to pronounce option

/ˈɒp.ʃən/

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option is pronounced in two syllables

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video examples of option pronunciation

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

“… you is not an option make sure the child is in the front …”

meaning of option

Option is a noun meaning a choice or a possibility.

option frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word option occurs in english on average 54.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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

1) business and work;