how to pronounce остановить

/ɐstənɐˈvʲitʲ/

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остановить is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… первое это не остановить происходит все …”

meanings of остановить

verb:

To stop short, to restrain.
To fix, to direct, to concentrate.
To stop, to bring to stop.

остановить frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word остановить occurs in russian on average 21.2 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.