how to pronounce пользовать

/ˈpolʲzəvətʲ/

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пользовать is pronounced in three syllables

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lʲ

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tʲ

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

“… начинает пользовать это чтобы мягче …”

meanings of пользовать

verb:

To treat (of a doctor and patient).
To use, to exploit.
To benefit.

пользовать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word пользовать occurs in russian on average 0.8 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.