how to pronounce побежать

/pəbʲɪˈʐatʲ/

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побежать is pronounced in three syllables

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bʲ

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tʲ

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

“… серёжа соколу побежать сокол я лечу на …”

meanings of побежать

verb:

To begin to flow (about liquids).
To start running, to break into a run.

побежать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word побежать occurs in russian on average 0.5 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.