how to pronounce поститься

/pɐˈsʲtʲit͡sːə/

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поститься is pronounced in three syllables

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sʲ

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tʲ

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t͡sː

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

“… когда-нибудь из крыма поститься и …”

meanings of поститься

verb:

To fast (abstain from food or drink).

поститься frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word поститься occurs in russian on average 5.2 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.