how to pronounce стать

/statʲ/

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стать is pronounced in one syllable

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tʲ

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

“… ты была на запятые стать а то я подумал …”

meanings of стать

verb:

To therefore.
To at all costs.
To stand in a certain location or near someone or something (interchangeable with встать).
To pass away.
To take to.
To come to pass.
To be not going to; used to express a determined negative attitude.
To begin to.
To become, to get, to grow.

noun:

Trait, character, type.
Need.
Build.

стать frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word стать occurs in russian on average 162.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.