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бросать

cast

Meaning of бросать

to throw or send out

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Russian[brɐˈsatʲ]
cast
бросать - cast
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бросать usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

He cast the stone into the river.

Он бросил камень в реку.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

She cast her eyes down and smiled.

Она опустила глаза и улыбнулась.

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бросать belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

бросатьcast
готовитьcook
менятьchange
завязыватьtie
следоватьfollow
убиратьremove
ощущатьсяfeel

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What's the difference between бросать / метать / кидать / швырять / запускать / выбрасывать

🇷🇺Russian
бросать

The most general neutral verb: to send an object away from the hand.

A1Very Often

He was throwing the ball into the basket.

Он бросал мяч в корзину.

М
🇷🇺Russian
метать

A literary or more formal word for a strong, accurate throw.

A1Rarely

The athlete threw the javelin far forward.

Спортсмен метнул копьё далеко вперёд.

К
🇷🇺Russian
кидать

A conversational variant of «бросать»; usually sounds simpler and a bit less neutral.

A1Very Often

The children were throwing snowballs at each other.

Дети кидали снежки друг в друга.

Ш
🇷🇺Russian
швырять

To throw sharply and forcefully, sometimes with irritation or roughness.

A1Often

He was throwing the things onto the table.

Он швырял вещи на стол.

З
🇷🇺Russian
запускать

To throw or send something forward, often to make it move in the air or start working.

A1Often

The kids were flying a kite.

Ребята запускали воздушного змея.

🇷🇺Russian

To throw something out or get rid of it by sending it away.

A1Often

She was throwing away old newspapers.

Она выбрасывала старые газеты.

П
🇷🇺Russian
пускать

A very broad verb: can mean to send, let out, or launch; in the sense of throwing it is less exact and less common.

A1Often

They were sending little boats along the water.

Они пускали по воде маленькие лодочки.

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How to pronounce бросать and what this word means

бросать translation: cast. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce бросать

[brɐˈsatʲ]

бросать translation

cast

бросать examples

He cast the stone into the river.

бросать transcription

[brɐˈsatʲ]

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бросать meaning: what does it mean?

бросать или выбрасывать куда-либо

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

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

He cast the stone into the river. Translation: Он бросил камень в реку.

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