how to pronounce задержать

/zədʲɪrˈʐatʲ/

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задержать is pronounced in three syllables

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dʲ

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tʲ

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

“… то имеете право задержать только на три …”

meanings of задержать

verb:

To slow down, to retard, to delay, to hamper.
To arrest, to detain.
To detain, to hold back, to stop.
To delay, to check.

задержать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word задержать occurs in russian on average 3.5 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.