how to pronounce teen

/tiːn/

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teen is pronounced in one syllable

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iː

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

“… the rear and then some lovely teen coil …”

meanings of teen

noun:

Vexation; anger; hate.
A teenager.
Grief; sorrow; trouble.

verb:

To become angry or distressed.
To hedge or fence in; to enclose.
To excite; to provoke; to vex; to afflict; to injure.

adjective:

Of or having to do with teenagers; teenage.

teen frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word teen occurs in english on average 1.2 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.