how to pronounce постоять

/pəstɐˈjætʲ/

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постоять is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… должен все-таки уметь постоять за себя и …”

meanings of постоять

verb:

To stand up (for).
To stand (for a while).

постоять frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word постоять occurs in russian on average 10.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.