how to pronounce забыть

/zɐˈbɨtʲ/

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забыть is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… и важно не забыть пароль и кстати кто …”

meanings of забыть

verb:

To forget.
To leave, to forget to bring, to forget to take.
To let it go, to let it slip.
To neglect.

забыть frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word забыть occurs in russian on average 37.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.