how to pronounce portray

/pɔːˈtɹɛɪ/

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portray is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔː

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

“… so that you could portray it in a really …”

meaning of portray

To portray means to represent or to show in a particular way.

portray frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word portray occurs in english on average 3.2 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 portray 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 portray can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;

3) people, society, and culture;