how to pronounce устоять

/ʊstɐˈjætʲ/

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устоять is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… от оси и сумевший устоять под злобным …”

meanings of устоять

verb:

To resist, to withstand, to stand up (against).
To keep one's balance, to remain on one's feet, to stand one's ground, to stand fast.

устоять frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word устоять occurs in russian on average 8.3 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.