how to pronounce оставлять

/ɐstɐˈvlʲætʲ/

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оставлять is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… экономить силы не нужно оставлять всего …”

meanings of оставлять

verb:

To keep, to reserve.
To abandon.
To drop, to stop.
To leave, to leave alone.
To give up.

оставлять frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word оставлять occurs in russian on average 22.2 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.