how to pronounce засыпать

/zɐˈsɨpətʲ/

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засыпать is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… а дальше а дальше засыпать все обратно в …”

meanings of засыпать

verb:

To bombard with, to heap upon, to load with.
To cover, to bury under.
To cover.
To fill up.
To pour into.
To begin to pour, to strew (see сы́пать (sýpatʹ)).
To smother a baby in one's sleep.
To overwhelm.
To fall asleep, to drop off to sleep.
To assail, to shower, to besiege.
To fill.
To lavish on.
To engulf.

засыпать frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word засыпать occurs in russian on average 6.6 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.