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думать

думать

Meaning of думать

напрягать ум, чтобы понять или придумать что-то

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RU[ˈdumətʲ]
think
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думать with Russian translation

думать usage examples

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

It's hard to think clearly when you're tired.

Трудно думать ясно, когда устал.

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

I need to think about the problem for another hour.

Мне нужно думать над задачей ещё час.

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думать belongs to the topic "Top 300". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

думатьthink
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менятьchange
завязыватьtie
следоватьfollow
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убиратьremove

думать synonyms

Related words worth learning together

подумать
A short, one-time action: to think briefly, consider, or reflect.
считать
To have an opinion or judge something as true or false.
полагать
To think or suppose in a more careful, formal way.
размышлять
To think for a long time and in depth about something.
мыслить
To think as a mental ability; often in a general, philosophical, or bookish style.
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П
🇷🇺ru
подумать

A short, one-time action: to think briefly, consider, or reflect.

A1Very Often
С
🇷🇺ru
считать

To have an opinion or judge something as true or false.

A1Very Often
П
🇷🇺ru
полагать

To think or suppose in a more careful, formal way.

A1Often
Р
🇷🇺ru
размышлять

To think for a long time and in depth about something.

A2Often
М
🇷🇺ru
мыслить

To think as a mental ability; often in a general, philosophical, or bookish style.

B1Often
З
🇷🇺ru
задумываться

To start thinking seriously about something; often with a pause or doubt.

A2Often
О
🇷🇺ru
обдумывать

To think carefully and in advance about a plan, decision, or idea.

A2Often

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думать значение: what does it mean?

напрягать ум, чтобы понять или придумать что-то

думать произношение: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

It's hard to think clearly when you're tired. Translation: Трудно думать ясно, когда устал.

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