how to pronounce дожить

/dɐˈʐɨtʲ/

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дожить is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… как-то дожить как бы я не исключаю …”

meanings of дожить

verb:

To live, to remain alive, to survive (until), to live to see.
To find oneself in a disgraceful condition.
To stay, to spend (the rest of).
To use up the last of one's money.

дожить frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word дожить occurs in russian on average 3.3 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.