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обвинять

accuse

Meaning of обвинять

Русский

утверждать, что кто-то совершил плохой или незаконный поступок

English

to say that someone has done something wrong or illegal

accuse

Pronunciation

Russian
[ɐbvʲɪˈnʲatʲ]
Russian (Russia)

Traps and common mistakes

Обвинять за ложь or обвинять во лжи?

обвинять во лжи

обвинять кого в чём

Don't say обвинять за ложь. Accuse of — обвинять в: обвинять во лжи.

Его обвинили в обмане.

He was accused of cheating.

обвинять with English translation

обвинять usage examples

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Его могут обвинить во лжи в суде.

They may accuse him of lying to the court.

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Она отказалась обвинять кого-либо без доказательств.

She refused to accuse anyone without evidence.

обвинять synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between обвинять, винить, упрекать, and предъявлять обвинение

винить
🇷🇺Russian

Everyday: to blame someone.

very often

Advanced: broader words

У
🇷🇺Russian
упрекать

To reproach, not a legal accusation.

B2often
П
🇷🇺Russian
предъявлять обвинение

Legal: to formally charge someone.

B2often

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Questions about this word

обвинять meaning: what does it mean?

to say that someone has done something wrong or illegal

обвинять pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

They may accuse him of lying to the court. Translation: Его могут обвинить во лжи в суде.

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