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заканчивать

заканчивать

Meaning of заканчивать

завершать действие или процесс до конца

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RU[zəkɐnˈt͡ɕivətʲ]
finish
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заканчивать with Russian translation

заканчивать usage examples

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

They often finish work late on Fridays.

Они часто заканчивают работу поздно по пятницам.

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

I need to finish this email before the meeting.

Мне нужно закончить это письмо до встречи.

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заканчивать belongs to the topic "In the Office". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

заканчиватьfinish
студентstudent
экзаменexam
домашняя работаhomework
отвечать на вопросыanswer questions
задавать вопросыask questions
письменный столdesk

заканчивать synonyms

Related words worth learning together

завершать
more formal/neutral; emphasizes the result and completion of a process
закончить
perfective form of 'заканчивать'; indicates a completed result
завершить
perfective of 'завершать'; formally emphasizes the outcome and closing of a process
довести до конца
idiomatic phrase stressing persistence and taking a process fully to its result
окончивать
often used for finishing education or formal programs; stresses the fact of finishing
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З
🇷🇺ru
завершать

more formal/neutral; emphasizes the result and completion of a process

A2Often
З
🇷🇺ru
закончить

perfective form of 'заканчивать'; indicates a completed result

A2Very Often
З
🇷🇺ru
завершить

perfective of 'завершать'; formally emphasizes the outcome and closing of a process

A2Often
Д
🇷🇺ru
довести до конца

idiomatic phrase stressing persistence and taking a process fully to its result

A2Often
О
🇷🇺ru
окончивать

often used for finishing education or formal programs; stresses the fact of finishing

A2Often
Д
🇷🇺ru
доделать

implies finishing what was started or left unfinished

A2Often
В
🇷🇺ru
выполнить

means to carry out a task, duty, or condition; emphasizes execution rather than just ending

A2Often
З
🇷🇺ru
закрыть (проект, дело)

figurative 'close' for officially ending a project or case

A2Often
З
🇷🇺ru
закруглиться

colloquial mild expression 'wrap up', often about a speech, conversation, or informal meeting

A2Rarely

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заканчивать значение: what does it mean?

завершать действие или процесс до конца

заканчивать произношение: how do you pronounce it?

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

заканчивать определение и примеры предложений: how is it used in a sentence?

They often finish work late on Fridays. Translation: Они часто заканчивают работу поздно по пятницам.

Is заканчивать part of In the Office vocabulary?

Yes, заканчивать (заканчивать) can be learned in the In the Office topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is заканчивать part of Study and Work vocabulary?

Yes, заканчивать (заканчивать) can be learned in the Study and Work topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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