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ждать

ждать

Meaning of ждать

оставаться на месте до наступления нужного момента или события

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RU[ʐˈdatʲ]
wait
ждать - ждать
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ждать with Russian translation

ждать usage examples

🇮🇩ID🇷🇺RU

Пожалуйста, подождите у выхода, пока не объявят посадку.

🇮🇩ID🇷🇺RU

Она попросила его ждать снаружи примерочной.

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ждать belongs to the topic "Top 500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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Related words worth learning together

подождать
Perfective nuance / to wait for a short while or to ask someone to wait.
дожидаться
To wait until a needed result or event occurs; often used with an object (to wait for an answer).
ожидать
More formal/abstract — often means 'to expect' or 'to anticipate a result'.
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П
🇷🇺ru
подождать

Perfective nuance / to wait for a short while or to ask someone to wait.

A1Very Often
Д
🇷🇺ru
дожидаться

To wait until a needed result or event occurs; often used with an object (to wait for an answer).

A1Often
О
🇷🇺ru
ожидать

More formal/abstract — often means 'to expect' or 'to anticipate a result'.

A1Often

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ждать значение: what does it mean?

оставаться на месте до наступления нужного момента или события

ждать произношение: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

Please wait at the gate until boarding is announced. Translation: Пожалуйста, подождите у выхода, пока не объявят посадку.

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