how to pronounce верить

/ˈvʲerʲɪtʲ/

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верить is pronounced in two syllables

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vʲ

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rʲ

tʲ

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

“… можно быть циничным и верить и быть …”

meanings of верить

verb:

To believe, to trust.
To believe in, to have faith (в (v) + accusative).

верить frequency in russian - B1 level of CEFR

the word верить occurs in russian on average 47.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.