how to pronounce зажать

/zɐˈʐatʲ/

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зажать is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… ведро зажать так вообще за счастье если …”

meanings of зажать

verb:

To stop up, to block up, to plug up.
To suppress, to stifle, to restrict.
To press, to squeeze, to clutch.
To start to reap, to start to harvest.

зажать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word зажать occurs in russian on average 0.9 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.