how to pronounce страховать

/strəxɐˈvatʲ/

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страховать is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… дорогостоящие вещи стоит страховать при …”

meanings of страховать

verb:

To stand by (in sports).
To guard against.
To belay.
To insure (to provide for compensation if some risk occurs).

страховать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word страховать occurs in russian on average 0.7 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.