how to pronounce воспрепятствовать

/vəsprʲɪˈpʲat͡stvəvətʲ/

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воспрепятствовать is pronounced in five syllables

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rʲ

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pʲ

t͡s

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tʲ

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meanings of воспрепятствовать

verb:

To prevent, to hinder, to thwart.

воспрепятствовать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word воспрепятствовать occurs in russian on average 1.9 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.