how to pronounce последовать

/pɐsʲˈlʲedəvətʲ/

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the above transcription of последовать is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

последовать is pronounced in four syllables

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sʲ

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lʲ

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tʲ

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

“… сутки последовать этим заниматься да я …”

meanings of последовать

verb:

To follow, to be next.
To follow, to be a consequence.
To follow, to go after.
To follow, to take after.
To be obliged to.
To follow, to do accordingly.

последовать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word последовать occurs in russian on average 3.4 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.