how to pronounce пожать

/pɐˈʐatʲ/

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пожать is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… контракты просто пожать руки в россии …”

meanings of пожать

verb:

To press, to squeeze (now only used in set idioms below).
To reap, to crop.

пожать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word пожать occurs in russian on average 1.2 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.