how to pronounce простоять

/prəstɐˈjætʲ/

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простоять is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… танки браться не дадут я простоять еще …”

meanings of простоять

verb:

To stand, to stay (for some time).
To stand idle.
To stand, to remain (of buildings).

простоять frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word простоять 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.