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держать

держать

Meaning of держать

оставлять у себя и не отдавать

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RU[dʲɪrˈʐatʲ]
keep
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держать with Russian translation

держать usage examples

🇩🇪DE🇷🇺RU

Пожалуйста, держи чек.

🇩🇪DE🇷🇺RU

Мы держим наши старые фотографии в коробке.

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

держатьbehalten
готовитьkochen
менятьsich ändern
завязыватьbinden
следоватьfolgen
задаватьsetzen
убиратьentfernen

держать synonyms

Related words worth learning together

хранить
To keep something safe so it does not get lost, damaged, or used up.
сохранять
To prevent something from changing, disappearing, or being lost; to preserve it.
удерживать
To prevent something from moving away or changing, often by effort or control.
владеть
More formal: to own something, to be its owner.
оставлять
To not take something away; to leave something somewhere or keep it there.
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🇷🇺ru

To keep something safe so it does not get lost, damaged, or used up.

A2Often
С
🇷🇺ru
сохранять

To prevent something from changing, disappearing, or being lost; to preserve it.

A2Often
У
🇷🇺ru
удерживать

To prevent something from moving away or changing, often by effort or control.

A2Often
В
🇷🇺ru
владеть

More formal: to own something, to be its owner.

A2Often
О
🇷🇺ru
оставлять

To not take something away; to leave something somewhere or keep it there.

A2Often
С
🇷🇺ru
сберегать

To save and not spend, especially money, energy, or resources; a more literary word.

A2Rarely

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держать значение: what does it mean?

оставлять у себя и не отдавать

держать произношение: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

Please keep the receipt. Translation: Пожалуйста, держи чек.

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