how to pronounce watchdog
/ˈwɒtʃ.dɒɡ/
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watchdog is pronounced in two syllables
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An example use of watchdog in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… independent watchdog to make sure this …”
meaning of watchdog
A watchdog is a type of dog that is trained to guard a property or a person.
watchdog frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR
the word watchdog occurs in english on average 2.9 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 watchdog 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 watchdog can be often used in the following areas:
1) business and work;
2) communication, information, and media;
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