how to pronounce отстоять

/ɐt͡sstɐˈjætʲ/

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отстоять is pronounced in three syllables

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t͡s

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tʲ

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

“… есть отстоять просто в свинцовом костюме …”

meanings of отстоять

verb:

To maintain, to assert.
To be away (from), to be distant (from), to be apart, to be located (a certain distance from).
To stand (on one's feet) (somewhere) from beginning to end.
To tire out (one's legs) from standing too long.
To defend, to protect, to hold against enemy attacks.
To desilt.

отстоять frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word отстоять occurs in russian on average 4.4 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.