how to pronounce болеть

/bɐˈlʲetʲ/

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болеть is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of болеть in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… и почему вдруг стали болеть люди и …”

meanings of болеть

verb:

To be sick, to be ill, to be ailing.
To hurt, to ache.
To be anxious, to be apprehensive.
To cheer, to root for.

болеть frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word болеть occurs in russian on average 10.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.