how to pronounce задерживать

/zɐˈdʲerʐɨvətʲ/

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задерживать is pronounced in four syllables

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tʲ

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

“… не задерживать я остался в населенном …”

meanings of задерживать

verb:

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

задерживать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word задерживать occurs in russian on average 2 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.