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бросать

abandon

Meaning of бросать

to leave something or someone completely

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Russian[brɐˈsatʲ]
abandon
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бросать usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

He refused to abandon his friends.

Он отказался бросать своих друзей.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

She had to abandon her car in the snow.

Ей пришлось бросать машину в снегу.

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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.

бросатьabandon
готовитьcook
менятьchange
завязыватьtie
следоватьfollow
убиратьremove
ощущатьсяfeel

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Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between бросать / бросить / покинуть / оставить / отказаться от

🇷🇺Russian
бросать

abandon — to leave something or someone completely

C1Often

He refused to abandon his friends.

Он отказался бросать своих друзей.

Б
🇷🇺Russian
бросать

The most general neutral equivalent: to stop caring for something or someone, or to leave it.

C1Very Often

He abandoned his studies and left to work.

Он бросил учёбу и уехал работать.

Б
🇷🇺Russian
бросить

Perfective aspect: emphasizes the completed result — already left, quit, or gave up.

C1Very Often

She abandoned the city and moved to the countryside.

Она бросила город и уехала в деревню.

П
🇷🇺Russian
покинуть

More literary and formal: to leave a place, person, or situation.

C1Often

He abandoned his hometown in his youth.

Он покинул родной город в молодости.

О
🇷🇺Russian
оставить

Broad meaning: can be neutral or negative; often implies leaving without help, attention, or taking it with you.

C1Very Often

He left the children with their grandmother and went to work.

Он оставил детей с бабушкой и уехал на работу.

О
🇷🇺Russian
отказаться от

Emphasizes a deliberate renunciation of something: rights, ideas, plans, habits, status.

C1Often

He abandoned his share of the inheritance.

Он отказался от своей доли наследства.

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

how to pronounce бросать

[brɐˈsatʲ]

бросать translation

abandon

бросать examples

He refused to abandon his friends.

бросать transcription

[brɐˈsatʲ]

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бросать meaning: what does it mean?

полностью оставить что-то или кого-то

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He refused to abandon his friends. Translation: Он отказался бросать своих друзей.

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