how to pronounce стоять

/stɐˈjætʲ/

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стоять is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… не будет стоять сомнением голове вопрос …”

meanings of стоять

verb:

To stand, to be situated.
To stop.

стоять frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word стоять occurs in russian on average 32.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.