how to pronounce позволить

/pɐzˈvolʲɪtʲ/

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позволить is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… могу себе позволить надеюсь что ты …”

meanings of позволить

verb:

To allow, to permit.

позволить frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word позволить occurs in russian on average 27.7 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.