how to pronounce преследовать

/prʲɪsʲˈlʲedəvətʲ/

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the above transcription of преследовать 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.

преследовать is pronounced in four syllables

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rʲ

sʲ

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lʲ

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tʲ

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

“… нас будет преследовать вот это наше …”

meanings of преследовать

verb:

To pursue, to chase.
To prosecute.
To haunt.
To persecute.
To strive (for); to pursue.
To torment, to victimize.

преследовать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word преследовать 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.