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advocate

advocate

Meaning of advocate

English

to publicly support or recommend something

Русский

публично поддерживать и рекомендовать что-то

advocate

Pronunciation

British English
/ˈædvəkeɪt/
American English
/ˈædvəkeɪt/

advocate with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом advocate

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

8 сочетаний

Выступать за перемены

Calling for change
advocate reform
выступать за реформы

Students advocated reform of the school dress code.

Ученики выступали за реформу школьного дресс-кода.

advocate for patients
отстаивать интересы пациентов

Nurses often advocate for patients who can't speak for themselves.

Медсёстры часто отстаивают интересы пациентов, которые не могут постоять за себя сами.

  • advocate forвыступать за
  • advocate changeвыступать за перемены

Призывать и рекомендовать

Urging and recommending
strongly advocate
решительно выступать за

Our coach strongly advocates rest days between hard workouts.

Наш тренер решительно выступает за дни отдыха между тяжёлыми тренировками.

advocate violence
призывать к насилию

The group was banned for advocating violence online.

Группу заблокировали за то, что она призывала к насилию в интернете.

  • advocate the use ofвыступать за использование
  • openly advocateоткрыто выступать за

advocate usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Many doctors advocate a balanced diet.

Многие врачи отстаивают сбалансированное питание.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The group advocates better public transport.

Эта группа отстаивает улучшение общественного транспорта.

advocate synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between advocate, champion, stand up for, support, promote, defend, and uphold

champion
🇬🇧English

to fight for a cause enthusiastically

rare word

ENHe championed the rights of workers.

S
🇬🇧English
stand up for

to defend someone or something; informal

often

ENYou have to stand up for your friends.

S
🇬🇧English
support

to agree with and help; not necessarily publicly

very often

ENI support your decision.

P
🇬🇧English
promote

to help something spread or succeed

very often

ENThe campaign promotes healthy eating.

D
🇬🇧English
defend

protect from attack or criticism

very often

ENShe defended her opinion.

Advanced: broader words

U
🇬🇧English
uphold

formal: support and keep a principle, law or right

rare word

ENShe always upholds her principles.

Related words and lists for advocate

Questions about this word

advocate meaning: what does it mean?

to publicly support or recommend something

advocate pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

advocate is pronounced as /ˈædvəkeɪt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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

Многие врачи отстаивают сбалансированное питание. Translation: Many doctors advocate a balanced diet.

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