how to pronounce овладевать

/ɐvɫədʲɪˈvatʲ/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of овладевать is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

овладевать is pronounced in four syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of овладевать

1.

2.

3.

dʲ

4.

tʲ

example pitch curve for pronunciation of овладевать

test your pronunciation of овладевать

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of овладевать

video examples of овладевать pronunciation

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

“… его нежелание овладевать городом имеет …”

meanings of овладевать

verb:

To overcome (of feelings).
To get control over, to dominate.
To master, to become proficient.
To seize, to capture, to become the owner.

овладевать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word овладевать 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.