how to pronounce отсутствовать
/ɐt͡sˈsut͡stvəvətʲ/
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отсутствовать is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of отсутствовать in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:
“… графике будут отсутствовать маленькие …”
meanings of отсутствовать
verb:
- To be absent, to be lacking.
отсутствовать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR
the word отсутствовать occurs in russian on average 1.5 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.
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