how to pronounce прервать

/prʲɪrˈvatʲ/

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прервать is pronounced in two syllables

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rʲ

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tʲ

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

“… все-таки был вынужден прервать заседание …”

meanings of прервать

verb:

To interrupt, to break off, to sever, to discontinue, to cut short.

прервать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word прервать occurs in russian on average 2.5 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.