how to pronounce состоять

/səstɐˈjætʲ/

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состоять is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… квартиру состоять не звоните пусть они …”

meanings of состоять

verb:

To be a member of, to occupy a position, to be in a position, to belong to.
To consist (of).

состоять frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word состоять occurs in russian on average 6.7 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.