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обедать

dining

Meaning of обедать

eating dinner or a meal

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dining
обедать - dining
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обедать with English translation

обедать usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

We are dining with friends after the concert.

Мы будем обедать с друзьями после концерта.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

They were dining quietly when I arrived.

Они спокойно обедали, когда я пришёл.

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обедать belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

обедатьdining
готовитьcook
менятьchange
завязыватьtie
следоватьfollow
задаватьset
убиратьremove

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Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between обедать / ужинать / есть

О
🇷🇺Russian
обедать

A general verb for having lunch or the main daytime meal; here it is the closest neutral equivalent to 'dining'.

B2Very Often
У
🇷🇺Russian
ужинать

Refers specifically to eating dinner in the evening, not to meals in general.

B2Very Often
Е
🇷🇺Russian
есть

The most general verb: simply 'to eat'. It does not specify a meal or a formal dining situation.

B2Very Often

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обедать means dining. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce обедать

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обедать translation

dining

обедать examples

We are dining with friends after the concert.

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обедать meaning: what does it mean?

eating dinner or a meal

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We are dining with friends after the concert. Translation: Мы будем обедать с друзьями после концерта.

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