how to pronounce светить

/svʲɪˈtʲitʲ/

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светить is pronounced in two syllables

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vʲ

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tʲ

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

“… будет светить рентгеновский аппарат не …”

meanings of светить

verb:

To shine.
To give someone light.
To have a chance.

светить frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word светить occurs in russian on average 2.1 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.