how to pronounce удерживать

/ʊˈdʲerʐɨvətʲ/

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удерживать is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… тележку на рельсе удерживать вот таким …”

meanings of удерживать

verb:

To suppress.
To hold back, to keep (from), to withhold.
To deduct, to keep back.
To retain, to hold.

удерживать frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word удерживать occurs in russian on average 6.8 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.