how to pronounce оставаться

/ɐstɐˈvat͡sːə/

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оставаться is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… хотят дальше идти оставаться под конец …”

meanings of оставаться

verb:

To remain, to stay.
To be left.

оставаться frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word оставаться occurs in russian on average 29.9 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.