how to pronounce upstream

/ˌʌpˈstɹiːm/

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upstream is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… binds to the DNA upstream of promoter …”

meaning of upstream

Upstream means in the direction of the source of a river or stream.

upstream frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word upstream occurs in english on average 4.2 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 upstream 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 upstream can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;

2) transport and travel;