how to pronounce запереть

/zəpʲɪˈrʲetʲ/

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запереть is pronounced in three syllables

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pʲ

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rʲ

tʲ

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

“… сын так запереть мы в ответе за тех кого …”

meanings of запереть

verb:

To block up, to bar, to blockade.
To lock.

запереть frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word запереть occurs in russian on average 0.8 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.