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отвечать

answer

Meaning of отвечать

respond

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отвечать with English translation

отвечать usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Can you answer the client's email before lunch?

Можешь ответить на письмо клиента до обеда?

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

I try to answer all the questions in the meeting.

Я стараюсь отвечать на все вопросы на собрании.

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

отвечатьanswer
готовитьcook
менятьchange
завязыватьtie
следоватьfollow
убиратьremove
ощущатьсяfeel

отвечать synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between отвечать / ответить / реагировать / откликнуться / прокомментировать / сообщить

🇷🇺Russian
отвечать

basic verb: to give an answer to a question, call, message

A1Very Often

I usually answer emails in the evening.

Я обычно отвечаю на письма вечером.

О
🇷🇺Russian
ответить

perfective form 'to answer' — emphasizes a completed action

A1Very Often

He answered the teacher's question.

Он ответил на вопрос учителя.

🇷🇺Russian

emphasizes a reaction (emotional or behavioral) to an event or remark

A2Often

He didn't react to the criticism right away.

Он не сразу отреагировал на критику.

О
🇷🇺Russian
откликнуться

to respond to a call or appeal; often implies voluntariness

A2Often

Many people responded to the request for help.

Много людей откликнулись на просьбу о помощи.

П
🇷🇺Russian
прокомментировать

to give a comment or explanation on a topic

B1Often

The portal asked an expert to comment on the events.

Портал попросил эксперта прокомментировать события.

🇷🇺Russian

focused on conveying information or news

A2Often

She informed us of the examination results.

Она сообщила нам результаты обследования.

П
🇷🇺Russian
подтвердить

to assert the truth of a fact or to confirm an arrangement

B1Often

Please confirm your attendance at the meeting.

Пожалуйста, подтвердите своё присутствие на встрече.

Р
🇷🇺Russian
разъяснить

to explain or clarify a complex question, often formally

B2Rarely

The teacher clarified the exam rules.

Преподаватель разъяснил правила экзамена.

П
🇷🇺Russian
проинформировать

formal transmission of information; official style

B2Rarely

The PR department informed the media.

Отдел по связям с общественностью проинформировал СМИ.

У
🇷🇺Russian
уточнить

to ask for or give an additional detail, to make something more precise

A2Often

Could you clarify what time the meeting will start?

Можете уточнить, во сколько начнётся встреча?

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отвечать translation: answer. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce отвечать

[ɐtvʲɪˈt͡ɕatʲ]

отвечать translation

answer

отвечать examples

Can you answer the client's email before lunch?

отвечать transcription

[ɐtvʲɪˈt͡ɕatʲ]

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отвечать meaning: what does it mean?

отвечать на вопрос или запрос

отвечать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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Can you answer the client's email before lunch? Translation: Можешь ответить на письмо клиента до обеда?

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