how to pronounce опередить

/ɐpʲɪrʲɪˈdʲitʲ/

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опередить is pronounced in four syllables

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rʲ

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tʲ

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

“… американцы могут нас опередить с первым …”

meanings of опередить

verb:

To do something ahead of someone; to beat somebody to the punch.
To outdo, to surpass.
To pass ahead, to take a lead, to outstrip, to leave behind.

опередить frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word опередить occurs in russian on average 1.4 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.