how to pronounce избежать

/ɪzbʲɪˈʐatʲ/

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избежать is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… валюту и избежать паники среди населения …”

meanings of избежать

verb:

To keep off, to steer clear, to shun.
To escape (from trouble, misfortune, punishment, etc.).
To refrain from.
To avoid, to evade, to elude.

избежать frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word избежать occurs in russian on average 35.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.