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успевать

catch

Meaning of успевать

manage to reach

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RU[uspʲɪˈvatʲ]
catch
успевать - catch
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успевать with Russian translation

успевать usage examples

🇨🇳ZH🇷🇺RU

Нам нужно поторопиться, чтобы успеть на стыковочный рейс у выхода B12.

🇨🇳ZH🇷🇺RU

Если очередь на контроль будет большой, я могу не успеть услышать объявление о посадке.

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успевать belongs to the topic "At the Airport". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

успевать赶上
душ淋浴
лифт电梯
полотенце毛巾
телевизор电视
вид景色
завтрак早餐

успевать synonyms

Related words worth learning together

успеть
perfective form: emphasizes that the action will be completed in time
добраться вовремя
general phrase 'to arrive/get somewhere on time'
попасть на рейс
specific to flights — to get on a scheduled flight
поймать
literally 'to catch'; often used to mean catching transport
сесть на самолёт
implies getting on the plane/boarding
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У
🇷🇺ru
успеть

perfective form: emphasizes that the action will be completed in time

A1Very Often
Д
🇷🇺ru
добраться вовремя

general phrase 'to arrive/get somewhere on time'

A1Very Often
П
🇷🇺ru
попасть на рейс

specific to flights — to get on a scheduled flight

A1Often
П
🇷🇺ru
поймать

literally 'to catch'; often used to mean catching transport

A1Often
С
🇷🇺ru
сесть на самолёт

implies getting on the plane/boarding

A1Often

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успевать meaning: what does it mean?

успевать добраться до места вовремя

успевать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

успевать is pronounced as [uspʲɪˈvatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

успевать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

We need to hurry to catch our connecting flight at gate B12. Translation: Нам нужно поторопиться, чтобы успеть на стыковочный рейс у выхода B12.

Is успевать part of At the Airport vocabulary?

Yes, успевать (catch) can be learned in the At the Airport topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is успевать part of Travel and Leisure vocabulary?

Yes, успевать (catch) can be learned in the Travel and Leisure topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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