how to pronounce убить

/ʊˈbʲitʲ/

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убить is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… может убить такого огромного монстра …”

meanings of убить

verb:

To beat (in cards).
To drive to despair.
To kill.
To waste.
To murder.

убить frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word убить occurs in russian on average 21.1 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.