how to pronounce добить

/dɐˈbʲitʲ/

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добить is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… конечно говорю решив их этим добить мне …”

meanings of добить

verb:

To finish.
To finish chiming (of a clock).
To kill off, to finish off.
To beat (до (do) to a particular state).
To crush completely, to destroy completely.

добить frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word добить occurs in russian on average 2.5 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.