how to pronounce полагать

/pəɫɐˈɡatʲ/

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полагать is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… есть немало оснований полагать нет ни …”

meanings of полагать

verb:

To apply, to impose.
To define.
To infer, to suppose, to guess, to believe, to think, to reckon.

полагать frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word полагать occurs in russian on average 7 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.